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Iran to support Afghanistan against foreign attempts to create instability: Parliament speaker

TEHRAN, Sept 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said that Iran will support the people of Afghanistan…

Philippine army to deploy 4,500 more troops to fight terrorists in southern islands

MANILA, Sept 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Philippine army will deploy an additional 4,500 troops next year in the islands of…

Update: Taliban say resistance holdout Panjshir Valley ‘completely captured’

  KABUL, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Taliban said Monday they had captured the last pocket of resistance in Afghanistan,…

Covid-19: New Zealand lifts lockdown, barring virus-hit Auckland

  WELLINGTON, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Zealand will mostly lift its Covid-19 lockdown this week, with only the country’s…

Update: Afghan resistance calls for ceasefire as Taliban tighten control

KABUL, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The last anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan have acknowledged suffering major battlefield losses and called for…

US Sec of State Blinken heads to Qatar on Afghan crisis mission

 WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to Qatar on his first trip since the…

Violence surges in Pakistan after Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

The TTP group has launched 32 attacks against Pakistani soldiers ISLAMABAD, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Militants in Pakistan have stepped…

Afghanistan: Taliban push deep into holdout Panjshir Valley

KABUL, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taliban fighters have advanced deep into Afghanistan’s holdout Panjshir Valley, with resistance fighters saying they…

Covid-19: Community cases in Laos continue to rise

Patuxay, the Victory Monument in Vientiane at night time during COVID-19 lockdown VIENTIANE, Sept 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Local cases of…

Petronas Joins as Premier Partner for Malaysia Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia Pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai announced Sunday that Petronas, the national oil and…