UK PM to urge G-7 leaders to step up support for Afghans

London (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to urge the world leaders at a virtual G-7 meeting to step up support for refugees fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Johnson will chair a G-7 Leaders' meeting on Tuesday afternoon

He…

Afghanistan's disintegrating economy puts pressure on Taliban

Kabul (IANS) No longer facing serious military opposition, Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers are grappling with a new threat: An economic collapse that could fuel renewed challenges to their rule and has already put pressure on them to share power.

Japan to send Self-Defense Forces planes to Afghanistan

Tokyo (IANS) Japan will send three Self-Defense Forces (SDF) planes to Afghanistan to evacuate Japanese nationals and local staff who worked for the country's embassy and other organisations, the top government spokesperson said on Monday.

Rally supporting Taliban held in POK

New Delhi (IANS) Pakistan once again stands exposed with its claims of not supporting terror groups across the globe proving to be an eye wash.

In Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), a rally was organised by Taliban supporters on Monday morning,…

Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza following clashes

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israeli fighter jets struck posts and facilities of the armed wing of the Islamic Hamas Movement in Gaza following clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers, security sources and witnesses said.

The airstrikes…

Australia evacuates 300 people from Kabul: PM

Canberra (IANS) Australia has evacuated more than 300 people from Afghanistan, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Sunday.

Morrison said that the Australian Defense Force (ADF) evacuated the people on four flights overnight, reports…

BLA's Majeed Brigade claims responsibility for Gwadar attack targeting Chinese nationals

Quetta (IANS) The Majeed Brigade, an elite unit of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack in Pakistan's port city of Gwadar in which Chinese nationals were targeted on Friday.

The Chinese…

'For what?': Joe Biden stands ground on Afghanistan exit

New York (IANS) US President Joe Biden believes history will judge the US experience in Afghanistan as one where it "overextended" its stay to deal with its national interest.

At a time when roughly two-thirds of Americans say they think the…

Bulgaria's 2nd largest party refuses to form govt

Sofia (IANS) The GERB-UDF coalition, the second largest group in Bulgaria's new Parliament, refused President Rumen Radev's proposal to form a government on Friday.

The coalition's Prime Minister nominee Daniel Mitov has turned…

Pak Army used militants trained by LeT to aid Taliban

New Delhi (IANS) Pakistans nefarious role in aiding the Taliban to seize power in Afghanistan is becoming clear with the exposure of the identity of militants trained and dispatched by the Pakistan Army.

A large number of them are from Punjab…