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KANDAHAR – A Taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosive-packed military vehicle on the approach to the provincial governor’s residence and police headquarters in the Afghan province of Kandahar on Wednesday, killing at least three people, local authorities said in a statement. “At around 4 a.m., a suicide bomber driving a …

KABUL – The Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) on Wednesday said that eleven governors have been appointed by the Afghan government in less than three months. The IDLG spokesperson said that the appointments were made on the basis of separate orders by the president and in response to the …

KABUL – Tombstones dating back nearly two hundred years have been stolen off of Nader Khan Hill in Kabul, residents told TOLOnews. The residents said that many of the grave sites are on the verge of ruin. Nader Khan Hill is one of the oldest parts of Kabul. The tombs …

GHAZNI – Ghazni’s Deh Yak district police chief, Habibullah, was killed in a roadside mine blast on Wednesday morning, said the office of the provincial governor in a statement. The incident happened as Habibullah was on the way to support security forces in a fight with the Taliban in the …

WASHINGTON – The United States has officially moved to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) as its national COVID-19 case count approaches 3 million with more than 130,000 deaths. On Tuesday, Congress received formal notification of President Donald Trump’s decision, Democratic Senator Bob Menéndez, a senior member of the …

LONDON – The collapse in Britain’s labor market slowed slightly last month, according to a survey conducted Wednesday by the Confederation of Recruitment and Employment (REC) body warning that a “labor crisis” is underway. The figures from REC and KPMG accountants underscore the challenge facing Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, before …

ISLAMABAD – The concession agreement for the 700 MW Azad Pattan Hydroelectric Project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was signed, a step forward for project implementation, according to China Gezhouba Group. The signing of the agreement between China Gezhouba Group, the project investor, and the Pakistani side was witnessed …

WASHINGTON – The White House expects the next COVID-19 aid bill to cost around $1 trillion and wants Congress to pass the legislation in the first week of August, a senior aide to the U.S. vice president Mike Pence said Wednesday. “A big boost has been put into the system …

ANKARA – Turkey tested the Russian-made S-400 air defence system on US-made F-16 aircraft during a drill in November 2019, Russian state media TASS reported Wednesday. The use of the S-400 against the F-16s was already reported last year. The new details from the Russian media seem to consolidate the …

KABUL – President Ashraf Ghani has appointed new governors for five provinces of Afghanistan, the Independent Directorate of the Local Governance (IDLG) said. According to IDLG statement, President Ghani issued a decree appointing governors for Khost, Laghman, Nuristan, Baghlan and Samangan provinces. Based on President Ghani’s decree, Mohammad Sadiq Patman …