The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk, began at sunrise Tuesday in much of Asia, a day after many Muslims in the Middle East began their fasts. In the Muslim lunar calendar, months begin only when the new moon is sighted, which can lead to variations of a day or two. Middle Eastern […]

Puncturing the euphoria created a by section of experts that Taliban 2.0 would be strikingly different from the Taliban regime of 1996-2001, and that things would change for the better in war-ravaged Afghanistan, since their return to power in Kabul in August 2021, the Taliban has kept civilians, especially women and its adversaries, in agony. On March 8, 2024, the […]

The occurrence of a terror attack, whose toll of dead and injured represents an irreparable human loss and a gross human rights violation, should encourage everyone, from the media to government representatives, to refrain from an ideological reading of the facts, and to examine instead the circumstances, the reasons and the motives behind it, in order to understand the root […]

The Afghan Taliban launched attacks across the border into Pakistan on Monday in response to Pakistani military airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan. The Pakistani military, which helped the Afghan Taliban seize control of the country, targeted members of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, which is sheltered and supported by the Afghan Taliban and is a a close ally of […]

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Qui est étonné par une telle «nouvelle», comme le dit Global Times le tabloïd chinois «les USA sont dans ce domaine (et d’autres d’ailleurs qui vont de l’assassinat de dirigeants à l’asphyxie de peuples entiers) de tels multirécidivistes que mêmes leurs plus grands fans ont dû accueillir la nouvelle sans la moindre surprise». Au cours des dernières décennies, la CIA […]

Alors que le projet Ukraine disparaît dans les oubliettes de l’histoire, le projet Taïwan passe à la vitesse supérieure. Les guerres éternelles ne meurent jamais. C’est l’année du Dragon de Bois, selon la culture classique chinoise du wuxing («cinq éléments»). Le dragon, l’un des douze signes du zodiaque chinois, est un symbole de puissance, de noblesse et d’intelligence. Le bois […]

Anwar ul-Haq Ahady, a member of the board of directors of the Afghanistan Trust Fund (ATF) in Switzerland, says the fund has so far earned $270 million in interest. Ahady told Radio Azadi on Wednesday that this interest, earned from the $3.5 billion, can be used in Afghanistan if necessary. “Some projects, some basic expenses of the government or the […]

Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said in a meeting with Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani, that the new government of Islamabad should take constructive steps to strengthen relations with the Islamic Emirate. Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, the deputy spokesperson for the foreign ministry said on X that at the meeting, political and economic issues were discussed between the […]

Ramadan – the holiest month in the Islamic calendar – is expected to begin this year on Sunday 10 March, depending on the sighting of the moon. The Islamic calendar follows a lunar one and months begin when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. Since the lunar calendar is shorter than the solar year, Ramadan migrates throughout […]