South Africa becomes new head of UN Security Council
South Africa on Tuesday assumed the rotating monthly presidency of the United Nations Security Council. During the month, South Africa will focus on strengthening the...
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Air Peace begins regular commercial flights to Jo’burg soon
The Air Peace says it will soon begin regular commercial flight operations from its Lagos hub to Johannesburg, South Africa. The airline spokesperson, Mr Stanley...
Killing of 2 Marines in 2011 Almost Derailed Afghan Peace Talks
KABUL, Afghanistan — He was a young Afghan police officer working alongside American forces in one of the hot spots of the war, with Taliban...
Violent Attacks Plague Afghanistan as Peace Talks in Doha Slow
DOHA, Qatar — Violence continued unabated across Afghanistan on Saturday, as negotiators from the warring sides remained bogged down by disagreements over a framework for...
To Get to Afghan Talks, Lots of Last-Minute Deals — and Nose Swabs
DOHA, Qatar — Until it happened, few believed that it actually would. To get the Taliban and representatives of the Afghan government into one room...
Afghanistan Peace Talks to Open in Qatar, Seeking End to Decades of War
DOHA, Qatar — The Taliban and the Afghan government are set to begin historic peace talks in Qatar on Saturday, aimed at shaping a power-sharing...
The Other Way Covid Will Kill: Hunger
Long before the pandemic swept into her village in the rugged southeast of Afghanistan, Halima Bibi knew the gnawing fear of hunger. It was an...
Afghan Peace Talks Begin This Week. Here’s What to Know.
KABUL, Afghanistan — Peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government are expected to begin on Saturday in Doha, Qatar, officials announced on Thursday,...
Fighting Patriarchy, and Fearing Worse From the Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan — When Gaisu Yari was 6, she was engaged to the 6-year-old son of a pro-Taliban commander in eastern Afghanistan. After she turned...
After Afghan Women Asked #WhereIsMyName, a Small Victory
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan citizens will soon have their mothers’ names printed along with their fathers’ on their national identification cards, the government said on...