Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries where polio is still endemic
Mursal Nabizada, 32, had been elected as a member of the national parliament before the Islamist Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021
The Taliban have excluded women from almost all areas of public life, including banning them from secondary and university education
Statement issued in response to call by alliance of Muslim-majority countries to retract bans on girls’ education, and Afghan female aid workers
'No information to this effect has been shared with us officially. We are confident that the reports are not factual,' Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokeswomen tells VOA
Regional Islamic State group claims responsibility for the attack
Islamic Development Bank, World Bank, Saudi Arabia, France, United States, China and European Union were among some of biggest donors
Khan blamed his successor for issuing "dangerously irresponsible" statements against the de facto Afghan Taliban authorities and causing strains in bilateral ties
Norwegian Refugee Council head says he hopes for solution soon
Meanwhile, Norwegian charity says Taliban’s ban on female staff ‘paralyzed’ all aid operations across Afghanistan
UN says that 2022 flooding left one-third of the country submerged, affecting 33 million people, killing at least 1,700 and displacing 8 million
In memoir, 38-year-old Duke of Sussex says he killed 25 people in Afghanistan while serving as a military helicopter pilot
Foreign ministry rules out airstrikes against TTP hideouts in Afghanistan
Contract is expected to bring $540 million in three years and crate 3,000 jobs for Afghans
US renewed call for the Afghan Taliban to deliver on anti-terror pledge
Spokesman for Taliban administration called Islamabad's assertions false
Taliban minister reportedly told UN delegation that 'solution is being worked on which is compatible with Sharia rules and the culture of our people'
This is the third high-profile attack IS has conducted in the Afghan capital in the last month
A Taliban crackdown on corruption, a marked reduction in violence and an unprecedented increase in coal exports to neighboring Pakistan have also contributed to slowing Afghanistan’s economic free fall and stabilizing the conflict-torn nation
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