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 from “possible attempts of foreign dominating powers to create insecurity and instability.” “Whatever the Afghan people want is what Iran wants, and we are hopeful and sensitive regarding the future…

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 Sulu in the southwest to fight terrorists, a Philippine lawmaker said. Johnny Pimentel, chairperson of the strategic intelligence committee in the House of Representatives, said the Department of National Defense…

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, the Panjshir Valley.   Following their lightning-fast rout of Afghanistan’s army last month — and celebrations when the last US troops flew out after 20 years of war — the…

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 infection epicentre Auckland to remain under strict stay-at-home orders, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday.   About three million New Zealanders will no loger be under stay-at-home orders as of…

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 a ceasefire.    Following their lightning-fast rout of Afghanistan’s army last month — and celebrations Monday when the last US troops flew out after 20 years of war — the…

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 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan as he seeks a united front with allies shaken by the chaos. Qatar, a major US military base, has been the gateway for 55,000 people airlifted…

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 up their attacks on the country’s security forces in recent weeks, reinforcing fears the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan will embolden similar groups across the border.Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), as the group…

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 are keeping the Islamists at bay. Italian aid agency Emergency, which runs a hospital in Panjshir, said Taliban forces had reached the village of Anabah, where they run a surgical…

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 COVID-19 continued to increase and spread across multiple provinces in Laos, with 64 new infections reported over the weekend. Director General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control under the…

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 gas company has joined as its premier partner for the World Expo that will take place from Oct 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022. In a statement, Malaysia Pavilion said…
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