13-10-2021 By SJA Jafri +Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Kabul resident Rahela Nussrat, 17, is in her final year of high school, but she has not been able to attend classes. The reason: Afghanistan’s new rulers have decided to keep teenage girls out of school for now. Last month, …

13-10-2021 NEW YORK: Workers in the United States are quitting their jobs at a record pace. The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey – JOLTS – from the US Labor Department showed that the number of Americans quitting their jobs jumped to 4.3 million in August. That is 2.9 …

13-10-2021 BAGHDAD: Pro-Iranian parties and armed groups have denounced early results from Iraq’s elections as “manipulation” and a “scam”. Sunday’s parliamentary election the fifth in the war-scarred country since the US-led invasion and overthrow of ruler Saddam Hussein in 2003 was marked by a record low turnout of 41 percent. …

By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies DOHA/ KABUL/ WASHINGTON/  MADRID/ ISLAMABAD: : The Taliban will hold joint face-to-face talks with European and US envoys, the EU said on Monday, as the Afghan leaders pursue their diplomatic push for international support. Afghanistan’s new rulers are seeking recognition, as well …

12-10-2021 NEW DELHI/ SRINAGAR: Five Indian soldiers were shot dead in an attack during an Indian forces-led search operation in District Poonch of the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK), Geo News reported Monday. Kashmir Media Service (KMS) said that the Indian troops were attacked when they cordoned off the Surankote …

12-10-2021 BERLIN: Germany’s largest mosque will be permitted to broadcast the call to prayer over loudspeakers on Friday afternoons, after an agreement between the city of Cologne and the Muslim community to ease restrictions, the city said on Monday. All 35 mosques in Cologne will now be permitted to broadcast …

12-10-2021 BAGHDAD: Iraq says it has captured the jihadist group Islamic State’s financial chief in an operation outside its borders. Sami Jasim al-Jaburi was arrested in a “complex external operation” by the Iraqi National Intelligence Service; Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi tweeted, without specifying a location. He added that Jasim, also …

11-10-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BEIJING: Talks broke down, once again, between Indian and Chinese military authorities Sunday with the two countries blaming each other as they remained locked in a standoff in a high-altitude area. On Sunday, commanders met for the 13th time, with Indian officials emphasizing that the …

11-10-2021 Bureau Report SYDNEY: Australia’s largest city, Sydney, has emerged from COVID lockdown after almost four months, with locals celebrating a range of new freedoms. People queued for pubs and shops that opened at midnight on Monday. Many others have been enjoying anticipated reunions with relatives and friends. Household visits …

11-10-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies DOHA/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Senior Taliban representatives have said they had “positive” discussions with a delegation from the United States in the Qatari capital Doha, and have begun a meeting with the European Union representatives. It was the first face-to-face meeting between …