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UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. General Assembly unanimously approved a resolution Thursday recognizing “the unprecedented effects” of the coronavirus pandemic and calling for “intensified international cooperation to contain, mitigate and defeat” the COVID-19 disease. It was the first resolution adopted by the 193-member world body on the pandemic that is …

ISLAMABAD – The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved a $200 million program for Pakistan to help the country take effective and timely action to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the World Bank (WB), this support will also leverage an additional $38 million from eight existing projects that …

BRUSSELS – The head of the European Commission (EC) apologized to Italy on Thursday for Europe’s lack of solidarity in the fight against its coronavirus crisis, but promised more aid to cope with the economic fallout. There has been widespread consternation in Italy over Europe’s response to the pandemic, starting …

TEHRAN – The Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, said that the country’s military forces closely follow all movements of the United States military in the region. “What has happened against American bases in Iraq in recent weeks has been a natural reaction by the …

WASHINGTON – The United States on Thursday called on governments around the world to release millions of religious prisoners amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sam Brownback, United States Ambassador General for International Religious Freedom, told reporters that millions of religious minorities behind bars for practicing their religion should be released because …

KABUL – President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday spoke over the telephone and discussed peace process, presidential palace said in a statement. Gen. Bajwa congratulated Ashraf Ghani on his re-election and for the formation of an inclusive team for the intra-Afghan dialogue, the …

KABUL – Exchange of prisoners between the Afghan officials and Taliban has been postponed for the third time, local media said in a report. “Taliban prisoners release process planned for Thursday has been postponed and the course may kick off on Saturday,” TOLO News said in a report on Thursday. The report …

KABUL – The US State Department strongly reacted to President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s move regarding the dismemberment of the Ministry of Finance as the US Institute of Peace (USIP) had earlier warned that the move would harm the country’s development and jeopardize the sustainability of peace if an agreement is …

Afghanistan is in a snowballing trouble. Covid-19 that has challenged the whole world is now ready to challenge Afghanistan. However, the people of Afghanistan are in a state of denial and not ready to accept that it is going to be disastrous for us or may be we are just …

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin $946 million for the extended range of the defense giants’ joint allied long-range missiles, or JASSM-ER, the defense ministry announced on Wednesday. The multi-million dollar prize is awarded to 360 lots of 17 JASSM Extended Range (ER) missiles; 40 Lot 17 military …