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Beirut, Sep 12 (UNI) Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri appeared in a video released on Saturday, the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, while rumours have suggested that he was dead. The emergence of…

Echoing India’s concern, visiting Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Saturday “we share very strong interests in ensuring that Afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven for the breeding or the training of terrorists” and this…

Baku, Sep 11 (UNI/Sputnik) The first joint drills of the special forces of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Pakistan, dubbed "Three Brothers - 2021," will be held in Baku from September 12-20, the Azerbaijani defense ministry said on Saturday. The…

Moscow, Sep 11 (UNI/SPUTNIK) NATO should adopt a more objective and self-critical view regarding the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan instead of putting all the blame on the Afghan authorities, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on…

Jerusalem, Sep 11 (UNI/XINHUA) Israel's aerial defense system on Saturday night intercepted a rocket fired at the country by militants in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said. The rocket triggered sirens in the city of Sderot and the…

Washington, Sep 11 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Former US President Donald Trump on Saturday hinted that he already decided about whether or not to once again run for office in 2024, saying that his supporters would likely be satisfied with his decision.…

Johannesburg , September 9: India will tour South Africa in December this year to play three Tests, as many ODIs and four T20Is against Proteas. Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday launched its action-packed season of international and…

Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in view of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. Sources said Shah enquired about the security concerns arising out of developments in Afghanistan…

Khalid Shinwari, 25, is more than relieved after managing to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and reaching Pakistan in recent days. A father of three, Shinwari’s family first moved to Pakistan during the Afghan civil war of the 1990s…

Kabul September 9 The Taliban on Wednesday introduced several 'conditions' to restrict protest in Afghanistan after forming a new government in the country. These conditions include taking permission from the Ministry of Justice while…

Kuwait City September 9 US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III met Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday to extend gratitude to the Persian Gulf country for assisting the US in evacuating citizens from…

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said Muslims should be given political representation not on religious grounds but for being a minority community. Athawale had arrived here to inaugurate the Sangeet Shiromani Swami Haridas…

New Delhi, Sep 8 (UNI) India on Wednesday announced their 15-member squad for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which begins from October 17 in the UAE and Oman. Virat Kohli led squad featured R Ashwin, the off-spinner, who returned to…

Kabul, Sep 8 (UNI) A week after the US’s chaotic exit and with the Taliban having put in place a government in Kabul comprising largely of people figuring on the UN Sanctions List and even some with bounties placed by America, US Secretary…

Washington, Sep 9 (UNI/Sputnik) US President Joe Biden has asked several individuals appointed to military academy advisory boards during the Trump administration to resign from their positions, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.…

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam has said that his country will not recognize the interim government of Afghanistan. He made the remarks while addressing reporters on Wednesday (September 8). He stated that Bangladesh is…

Kabul, Sep 8 (UNI) The Taliban militia brutally beat up journalists, flogged them with cables and tortured them, for covering a women’s anti-Taliban protest in Kabul on Tuesday. Zaki Daryabi, the editor in chief of Etilaatroz daily in…

Islamabad, Sep 7 (UNI/Sputnik), Ksenia Shakalova - Pakistan does not support the idea of including India in the Extended Troika on Afghanistan, while Iran has yet to respond to its invitation to join the format, Pakistani Ambassador to…

Kabul, Sep 7 (UNI) After taking over Panjshir, the Taliban have reportedly destroyed the tomb of legendary Afghan leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, the father of Ahmad Massoud who is heading the Resistance forces against the Taliban in Panjshir.…

Dhaka, Sep 7 (UNI) Indian Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has said that people to people along with government to government contact between India and Bangladesh is the key to further strengthening the ties between…