Afghanistan

On Saturday, multiple blasts outside the Sayed-ul-Shuhada High School at a Shia Muslim dominated locality in Kabul had killed over 68 people and injured 150. Taliban had denied involvement in the blasts.

The Interior Ministry of Afghanistan said that there were a total of 3 explosions, a car bomb attack and 2 IED blasts

A June 2020 article in NYT had claimed that Russia is offering money to Taliban-linked terrorists to kill US soldiers, a claim that has now been discredited.

Atmar said that Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan were not persecuted but were victims of general violence inflicted on Afghans.

The investigators have found that the helicopter was shot down by militias associated with warlord Abdul Ghani Alipoor.

'Bacha Bazi' or using minor boys for sexual pleasure has been rampant in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Russian Embassy in Delhi stressed that Russia "always stated that India plays a very important role in Afghanistan, and its eventual deeper involvement in dedicated dialogue formats is natural".

In two separate attacks by ISIS, three female employees of Jalalabad-based Enikas TV died while one was severely injured. The women were gunned down while they were returning from office.

The Machh massacre of Hazaras involving coal miners from the Hazara community occurred in Balochistan.

Interestingly, soon after the arrest, Afghanistan had asked China to apologise or face criminal proceedings.