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Afghan women take part in a protest march for their rights under the Taliban rule in the downtown area of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2021. (AFP Photo)  The protest march of women demanding equal rights in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul came to an abrupt and frightening end when Taliban special forces fired their weapons into the […]

Euronews international correspondent Anelise Borges reporting from Kabul on 4 September, 2021   –   Copyright  Euronews  Afghans were still awaiting the formation of their new government on Saturday, three weeks after the Taliban seized power and amid conflicting reports on the situation in Panjshir Valley. Reporting from Kabul, Euronews International Correspondent Anelise Borges explained that the province was the […]

Taliban forces block the roads around the airport, while a woman with Burqa walks passes by, in Kabul, Afghanistan. August 27, 2021. (Reuters)  An Afghan burqa seller said on Thursday that the sale of burqas has increased since the Taliban took over in Afghanistan. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the […]

Somali female police commandos receive training in the capital Ankara, Turkey, Aug. 29, 2021. (DHA Photo)  ATurkish military aircraft carrying the first batch of Somali female police commandos to complete special training in Turkey landed at Aden Adde International Airport in the capital Mogadishu on Wednesday. Senior government officials, the deputy chief of the Somali […]

  First responders pull local residents in a boat in Mamaroneck, New York, on September 2, 2021. © Mike Segar, REUTERS  Flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 44 people in the New York area overnight into Thursday, including several who perished in basements during the “historic” weather event officials blamed […]

Police have arrested a man who stabbed five people at a supermarket in Dunedin in southern New Zealand. Three people are in critical condition.      Three of the injured were transferred to intensive care, authorities said New Zealand police say they have arrested a suspect after five people were stabbed at a supermarket in the […]

People line up to withdraw money from banks at their central branches in Kabul Afghanistan, Sept. 1, 2021. (EPA Photo)  Afghanistan’s economy is likely to collapse following the rapid withdrawal of U.S. forces and the Taliban’s return to power, Fitch Solutions said in a report. Fitch now expects the country’s real gross domestic product (GDP) […]

WASHINGTON — It looked like a zombie apocalypse. For the U.S. military pilots and aircrew about to make their final takeoffs out of Afghanistan, the sky was lit up with fireworks and sporadic gunfire and the airfield littered with battered shells of airplanes and destroyed equipment. Stray dogs raced around the tarmac. And Taliban fighters, […]

Taliban Badri special force fighters take a position at the airport in Kabul on Aug. 31, 2021, after the U.S. pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war. (AFP Photo) After 20 years, the last U.S. soldier has left Afghanistan without any pomp or ceremony, rushing to flee the […]

  File image PUBLISHED AUG 27, 2021 3:41 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE Rob Phayre, a former ransom delivery specialist who helped shipowners retrieve vessels and crews from pirates, has written a new novel based on his experiences off Somalia. He recently corresponded with The Maritime Executive about the nature of the work and the root causes of […]