Torrential rains leave at least 11 dead in Brazil
MONITORING (SW) – Torrential rains that turned avenues into rivers have killed at least 11 people in Brazil.
Day: January 15, 2024
Patients raise concern due to lack of specialist personnel in Badakhshan Provincial Hospital
FAIZABAD CITY (SW) – Residents of Faizabad, the center of Badakhshan, have raised concerns about the inadequate staffing levels and the specialist personnel in the emergency department of the Provincial Hospital.
Islamabad to host Iran-Pakistan security meeting on Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – The Iran-Pakistan security meeting is set to be held in Pakistan on Monday, January 15, to review the security situation and threats from Afghanistan, Iranian media reported.
Academy of Sciences explores ways, means to enhance agriculture processing
KABUL (SW) – To explore ways and means of processing agricultural products for the country’s economic growth, the Academy of Sciences held a one-day scientific research seminar on Sunday.
Houthis fire missile at US warship in first attack after Yemen strikes
MONITORING (SW) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea on Sunday, but a U.S. fighter jet shot it down in the latest attack roiling global shipping amid Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Da Afghanistan Bank to auction $15 million on Tuesday
KABUL (SW) – The Da Afghanistan Bank/Afghanistan Central Bank has announced that in order to maintain and stabilize the value of the Afghani currency, it will auction 15 million US dollars on Tuesday, January 16.
Britain Endeavors to Facilitate Integration of Islamic Emirate with the World, say experts
KABUL (SW) – Robert Chatterton Dickson, the Chargé d’Affaires of the UK Mission to Afghanistan met with Abdul-Kabir, Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs, and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, Political Deputy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The focus of these high-level talks was the deliberation on the next steps for implementing the recent United Nations Security Council resolution on Afghanistan.
North Korea says it tested solid-fuel missile with hypersonic warhead
MONITORING (SW) – North Korea said it has tested a new solid-fuel missile fitted with a hypersonic warhead as it continued efforts to develop more powerful, harder-to-detect weaponry.
