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Female doctor's home stormed by Taliban fighters
Fahima Rahmati, who is also a civil activist, said in a video clip that the Taliban fighters have also taken her mobile phones while their raid on her home on Sunday night, Khaama News reported. Rahmati said that she was neither a former government official nor had a weapon in her home but the Taliban fighters wanted to take with themselves her brothers. Provincial officials in Kandahar said that they are not aware of the raid and will investigate the case and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Tainted Pak to launch damage control exercise over Af at UNGA
Led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan may send a jumbo delegation of nearly 40 diplomats to New York. The 76th session of the UNGA, which will commence on September 14, will see as many as 83 heads of state, according to Volkan Bozkir, the current President of the UNGA. The face-to-face meeting assumes importance this year as the previous session had to be converted into an online meeting due to the pandemic.
Israeli FM proposes 'economy for security' plan for Gaza
During a security conference at the Reichman University on Sunday, Lapid said that since the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza in 2005, Israel's policy, which included the blockade, restrictions on imports and exports of goods, and four rounds of war, has not been effective in halting repeated attacks by Hamas and other militant groups, reports Xinhua news agency.
Parts of Texas under hurricane watch
The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the storm may gain peak sustained winds of 65 mph on Monday, with the centre of the storm located over the Gulf of Mexico and just east of southern Texas, reports Xinhua news agency. "Although not explicitly shown in the intensity forecast, Nicholas could approach hurricane strength when it nears the northwest Gulf Coast, especially if it moves to the right of the NHC forecast track and spends more time over water," the NHC said.
Haqqani empire mocks US by launching new Afghan Taliban govt on 9/11
The Associated Press is reporting that the Taliban raised its white flag over the Afghani presidential palace Saturday -- a day when the US and the world marked the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks on the twin-towers in New York. Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the prime minister of the Taliban interim government hoisted the flag on in a low-key ceremony, AP reported citing Ahmadullah Muttaqi, multimedia branch chief of the Taliban's cultural commission.
Saudi-led airstrikes kill 20 Houthis in Yemen's Marib
"The airstrikes targeted the reinforcements on Saturday evening at the frontline of Rahabah district, destroying four pick-up vehicles and killing more than 20 people," the source told Xinhua news agency on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV on Saturday reported 17 airstrikes on frontlines of Marib's western districts of Rahabah, Jabal Murad and Sirwah, without providing further details.
Commonwealth to champion climate-vulnerable states at UN summit
During her visit to The Bahamas last week, the Secretary-General said: "Without a doubt, we are living through a global climate crisis which is unfolding with disturbing speed and intensity across the Commonwealth, and the world. The Secretary-General last visited The Bahamas in 2019, in a show of solidarity with the country and region after it was devastated by Category 5 Hurricane Dorian.
Afghan girls can attend schools but in gender-separated classes:
"All government-run universities will reopen soon. Higher education authorities are working on regulations as students will return to their classes," Xinhua news agency quoted Haqqani as saying to reporters here on Sunday. The minister noted that "boys and girls would not study together, they will be separated," as co-education scheme has been against Islamic principle and national values.
3 soldiers killed in IS attacks in eastern Iraq
The incident took place on Sunday evening when IS militants sporadically opened fire on Iraqi army outposts in the Udheim area, some 60 km north of the provincial capital Baquba, Xinhua news agency reported. The attacks resulted in the killing of three soldiers and the wounding of two others, Mohammed al-Obaidi from the local tribal fighters told the news agency.
Need deeper cooperation to address global health crisis: UN chief
"We need deeper international cooperation to address the global health crisis, reduce poverty and inequality, achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and avert climate catastrophe," the top UN official said on Sunday in his video message on the UN Day for South-South Cooperation, which is celebrated globally on September 12 every year.
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