By War News Updates Editor Hundreds of musicians have fled Afghanistan to escape the Taliban’s restrictions on music. Image: Afghanistan’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice/AFP BBC: Afghanistan: Taliban burn ‘immoral’ musical instruments The Taliban have burned musical instruments in Afghanistan, claiming music “causes moral corruption”. Thousands of dollars […]
By Russia Desk ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA (TEH) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced his decision not to renew the grain agreement from July 18. The announcement came ahead of the Russia-Africa summit to be held on July 27-28 in St. Petersburg. The President’s decision was premised on the observation that the grain deal did […]
Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days, while in neighboring Pakistan 13 people died due to heavy rains and landslides. Shafiullah Rahimi, the ruling Taliban’s appointed spokesman for Afghanistan’s State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management, said Sunday that at least 31 […]