Taliban haven’t changed but are going through an ‘existential crisis: Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden said that the threat from al-Qaeda and their affiliate organisations is “greater in other parts of the world than it’s in Afghanistan”.
Twitter suspends Afghanistan’s ‘caretaker President’ Amrullah Saleh’s party’s accounts
Amrullah Saleh had declared himself the caretaker President of Afghanistan as Taliban seized control of the country. According to Twitter, the accounts were suspended after they were found to be in violation of its guidelines.
West Africa facing new outbreaks like Ebola, atop COVID-19: WHO
WHO Regional Director for Africa, said, “Fighting multiple outbreaks is a complex challenge.” The country on Saturday declared its first case of Ebola after an 18-year-old girl was found to be infected with the disease.
Burn kits, delete all photos: Ex-captain of Afghan women’s football team to players
“We used football as a means of activism to have a strong stand against Taliban,” former captain of Afghan women’s team, Khalida Popal said. “But today I’m calling them (players) and telling them…to remove their identities,” she added.
Undersea volcanic eruption creates a new crescent-shaped island in Japan
The island was formed in the Pacific Ocean from the lava that erupted from the volcano as it cooled and rose to the sea surface.
Hackers steal nearly $100m in Japan crypto heist from ‘LIQUID cryptocurrency exchange’
This is the second major crypto heist in the past few days as earlier digital token platform Poly Network was at the centre of a $600m heist.
