Women in Kabul favor cesarean births for convenience
KABUL (SW) – Healthcare professionals in Kabul report a significant increase in cesarean births this year compared to previous years.
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20 killed in second wave of explosions in Lebanon
MONITORING (SW) – At least 20 people have been killed and more than 450 wounded by a second wave of explosions from wireless communication devices in Lebanon, the country’s health ministry says.
Central Asian nations push for global engagement with Islamic Emirate driven by economic interests
KABUL (SW) – Experts assert that Central Asian countries are advocating for international engagement with the Islamic Emirate primarily for economic reasons.
North Korea conducts second short-range ballistic missile fire in a week
MONITORING (SW) – North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday toward its east coast, South Korea and Japan said, days after Pyongyang unveiled a uranium enrichment facility and vowed to beef up its nuclear arsenal.
Elections bring hope to India-controlled Kashmir
MONITORING (SW) – Voters queued outside polling stations in India’s Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to vote in the first provincial election being held in a decade in the Himalayan region that has grappled with years of militant violence.
Israel blamed for deadly pager explosions in Lebanon
MONITORING (SW) – At least 9 people, including a child, have been killed after handheld pagers used by members of the armed group Hezbollah to communicate exploded across Lebanon, the country’s health minister says.
Girls deprived of schooling find little hope in online learning
KABUL (SW) – With the closure of girls’ schools beyond the sixth grade in Afghanistan, many girls who have turned to online education remained concerned about their futures.
9,000 international tourists visited Afghanistan last year
KABUL (SW) – In the past one year, Afghanistan has welcomed at least 9,000 international tourists, according to the Ministry of Information and Culture (M0IC).
WFP seeks $667 mln to address critical needs in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has announced that it requires 677 million dollars in immediate funding to continue its operations in the country over the next six months.
Afghan embassy in Oman handed over to Islamic Emirate
KABUL (SW) – The Afghan Embassy in Muscat, the capital of Oman has been handed over to the Islamic Emirate, confirmed a de-facto official.
Putin orders military to boost troop numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million
MONITORING (SW) – Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has ordered the regular size of the Russian army to be increased by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million active servicemen in a move that would make it the second largest in the world after China’s.
Pressure mounts on Afghan migrants in Iran
KABUL (SW) – A number of Afghan migrants in Iran say that with the rise in anti-migrant sentiment in the country, both documented and undocumented migrants are being expelled.
