Taliban agrees conditionally to allow Afghan girls to study in Pakistan

Islamabad – According to officials knowing the matter, the Taliban officials in Afghanistan have allegedly agreed to allow women students to get higher education in Pakistan, provided that their male parents are also given visas to go with them. . This revelation occurred when hundreds of Afghan students took the entrance exam on Saturday to … Read more

How the oldest known Hebrew book landed in a Washington museum

In 2016, Hershel Hepler was browsing Google Images to practice his paleography – the study of historical writing systems – when he stumbled upon an Airlie family photo that would lead to a groundbreaking discovery. “I recognized it immediately and said, ‘This is a manuscript in our collection,’” recalls Hepperer, a curator at the Museum … Read more

Trust from Trump’s promises, Uzbek’s close relationship with us

Tashkent, Uzbekistan/Washington – Uzbekistan is an expansion to pursue deep relations with the United States in the coming year, a position that is widely popular among Uzbex across the country, VOA found in a report recently. With over 37 million people, Washington’s strategic partner Uzbekistan in Central Asia is responsible for more than half of … Read more

India opens way for return of undocumented Indians to the United States

New Delhi- Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has said that New Delhi is ready to return undocumented Indians to the United States. His comments came after a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, during which one of the issues discussed was illegal immigration. Saying that New Delhi strongly opposes illegal migration, … Read more

Trump asks for return of US military equipment from Afghan Taliban

Ayaz Gul – President-elect Donald Trump says future financial aid to Afghanistan will depend on the return of US military equipment by Taliban leaders currently in power. Trump’s comments at a Sunday rally in Washington on the eve of his inauguration on January 20 have heightened uncertainty about his administration’s stance on the crisis-hit South … Read more

Taliban minister urges leadership to lift Afghan women’s education ban

Islamabad — A senior Taliban leader has publicly criticized his government’s policy of banning female education in Afghanistan, calling it a “personal choice” rather than an interpretation of Islamic law or Sharia. The rare public rebuke by Taliban Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Abbas Stanikzai comes amid persistent international calls for Afghanistan’s rulers to allow girls’ … Read more

Human Rights Watch sees some encouraging signs in Asia in 2024

Bangkok- In an uneven year for democracy and rights globally, the Asia-Pacific region saw some encouraging signs, Human Rights Watch said in its letter. world report 2025Released today. The organization has also reported on civil action by Indian voters against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, student protests to topple Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and people’s … Read more

Why did the US exclude India from unrestricted access to AI chips?

Washington— US President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order to boost the development of artificial intelligence infrastructure in the US. A day earlier, his administration announced sweeping measures to block access to the most advanced semiconductors by China and other adversaries. But the US excluded India, its strategic partner in the Indo-Pacific, from … Read more

India’s Modi inaugurates strategic tunnel in disputed Kashmir

Jammu, India – India’s Prime Minister on Monday inaugurated a tunnel in the north-east of disputed Kashmir that will provide year-round access to the city that is isolated by heavy snowfall every winter. The $932 million project includes a second tunnel and a series of bridges and high mountain roads that will connect Kashmir with … Read more