Israeli fighter jets bomb downtown Beirut overnight
At least 5 people have been killed and 8 wounded in an Israeli air strike on a building in central Beirut, Lebanese officials have said.
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What is making Mount Everest grow taller?
MONITORING (SW) – Towering at over 8.8 kilometers tall, Mount Everest is the highest mountain above sea level. But it’s not done yet. The Himalayan
Chinese zodiac fortune predictions: What’s in store for the Year of the Dragon
CHINA, FEBRUARY 10 (SW) – Put away those bunny ears and crank up the heat, it’s time to say goodbye to the Rabbit and enter the Year of the Dragon – the only mythical creature among the 12 Chinese zodiac signs.
A roadside book fair held in Ghor
GHOR (SW) – A roadside book fair was held in Firuzkuh City, the central district of Ghor on Wednesday, December 7.
A bridge will be built over the Amu River in Takhar
TAKHAR (SW) – The local officials in Takhar, say that a bridge will be built over the Amu River at the personal expense of the residents of Darqad and Khawaja Bahauddin districts of this province.
Floods cause havoc in Maidan Wardak
MAIDAN CITY (SW) – Local authorities in Maidan Wardak say that last night 22 people died and four people were injured due to floods in
Islamic Emirate needs to interact positively with the world, says analysts
KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate needs to interact positively with the international community in a bid to earn recognition, said analysts.
Salam Watandar reporter detained by intelligence forces for hours
KABUL (SW) – Roman Karimi, a Salam Watandar reporter and Samiullah, the office driver driver who had gone to the Haji Yaqub Square in Kabul to cover a women’s protest, were detained by the Islamic Emirate’s intelligence forces for about seven hours.
Drug trade continues meters away from governor’s office despite the ban
TARIN KOT (SW) – Hundreds of people visit the “opium market” every day in the city of Tarin Kot, the capital of Uruzgan, which is located 50 meters from the provincial governor’s office, and freely sell and buy drugs.
Afghanistan exports paper sheets to Kazakhstan
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Islamic Emirate has said that Afghanistan has for the first time exported paper sheets to Kazakhstan.
‘Neglecting agriculture could lead to larger humanitarian crisis’
MONITORING (SW) -The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN has warned that neglecting agriculture would be a grave strategic mistake that could lead to a systemic collapse, and an even larger humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
Supreme leader of Islamic Emirate chairs key meeting in Kandahar
KABUL (SW) – Top Islamic Emirate officials have engaged in a marathon round of consultations in Kandahar over Afghanistan’s future government system, the national flag and other key matters.
