Sudan tops the league table of sex offence arrests by nationality, ‘disturbing’ analysis suggests. Data laying bare the scale of such alleged crimes by foreigners in England and Wales places Afghanistan second. Eritrea, Iran and Iraq rounded out the top five, out of a total of 155 named countries. Police made 8,500 arrests of foreign nationals for…
As America continues to reel from a fentanyl crisis killing tens of thousands, Britain could face its own dangerous opioid crisis, former government advisors and drug experts have warned. The deadly fentanyl family of opioids are 50 times more potent than heroin. But nitazenes, which are flooding into the UK, can reach up to 2,000…
When she finds it hard to focus, Nilab jots down her worries on slips of paper and pins them to her wall, a strategy she picked up in a seminar on mental health at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul. She makes a mental note to deal with the issues at a scheduled time…
An American woman detained in Afghanistan has been released by the Taliban, according to a social media post on Saturday by a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq, just days after the United States removed multimillion-dollar bounties from the heads of three senior Taliban officials. Faye Hall, the released American citizen, was pictured sitting…
An American woman was freed by the Taliban after she, two British nationals and their Afghan translator were detained in Afghanistan earlier this year, according to a source with knowledge of the matter and a former U.S. envoy to Kabul. “American citizen Faye Hall, just released by the Taliban, is now in the care of…
The United States has lifted multimillion-dollar bounties on three senior Taliban officials, according to Afghan authorities and a senior American official, a significant shift by the Trump administration toward some of the most blood-soaked jihadists from the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. The move comes days after a U.S. hostage envoy, Adam Boehler, made the first…
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burka with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban’s oppression of women. Since their return to power in 2021, the Taliban have imposed their ultra-strict interpretation of Islamic law, modelled on that of their previous rule over the Central Asian…
Islamabad, Officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan held talks in Kabul to improve ties strained due to differences over handling of militancy, transit trade, refugees and other bilateral issues, it emerged on Sunday. Pak, Afghan officials discuss issues in bilateral ties According to the Foreign Office, Pakistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Ambassador Muhammad Sadiq is visiting…
Home » European Travel News » European countries including the United Kingdom and Germany issue travel warnings for the US: New updates you need to know Saturday, March 22, 2025 Several European countries, including the United Kingdom and Germany, have updated their travel advisories for citizens planning to visit the United States. These updates come…
A moderate earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan on Friday, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS). A moderate earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan on Friday, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The tremor, recorded at a depth of 160 km, was confirmed…