ICC calls for resumption of Afghan war crimes probe
The Hague: A year into the Taliban’s rule, war crimes prosecutors in The Hague have urged judges to rule promptly on their request to resume investigations into atrocities in Afghanistan and warn that crimes are continuing, court documents showed. The International Criminal Court’s Afghanistan investigation has
UN warns 6 million Afghans at risk of famine as crises grow
United Nations: Warning that Afghanistan faces deepening poverty with 6 million people at risk of famine, the U.N. humanitarian chief urged donors to restore funding for economic development and immediately provide $770 million to help Afghans get through the winter as the United States argued
‘Highly regrettable’: FO rejects Afghan Taliban’s claim that Pakistani airspace was used for Zawahiri hit
Islamabad: The Foreign Office (FO) rejected the Afghan Taliban’s claims about Pakistani airspace being used for the US strike that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. The FO’s response came after, earlier in the day, Afghan Defence Minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid accused Pakistan of providing airspace
World ‘must not forget’ Afghan women and children: UN
United Nations: The United Nations implored the world to not forget the plight of Afghanistan s women and children despite other international crises, one year after the Taliban s return to power. The war-ravaged nation is suffering profound hardship including a staggering 95 percent of its
Shock, shame among some Muslims as Afghan accused of New Mexico murders
Albuqerque, New Mexico: Muslims in New Mexico said they felt shock and shame at the arrest of a Muslim immigrant from Afghanistan in connection with the murders of four Muslim men. Police said they detained 51-year-old Muhammad Syed. A motive for the killings remains unclear, but
Afghan man arrested for killings that shook New Mexico’s Muslims
Albuquerque: A Muslim immigrant from Afghanistan has been arrested as the prime suspect in the serial killings of four Muslim men that rattled the Muslims of New Mexico's largest city, police said. After days of bolstering security around Albuquerque-area mosques, seeking to allay fears of a