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Published by Knewz By alang.consultant Kabul, Afghanistan (Knewz) – More than three months since the catastrophic collapse of the U.S-backed Afghan military and the rise of the Taliban to power has triggered an even deeper underground black market for those looking to get their hands on a weapon. “At the moment, we only have the […]

Published by Al-Araby Saudi Arabia reopened the consular section at its embassy in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul on Tuesday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said the move reflects Riyadh’s aim of providing all Afghans with consular services. Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia for an emergency meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation […]

Published by Al-Araby Thousands of people mobbed a Pakistani police station, setting fire to it and nearby checkposts after demanding that officers hand over a man accused of burning the Quran, police said Monday. The crowd of up to 5,000 people surrounded the police station in Charsadda town in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday […]

Published by Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday said it had placed a dozen more Chinese companies on its trade blacklist, citing national security concerns and in some cases their assistance to the Chinese military. The Commerce Department said Hangzhou Zhongke Microelectronics Co., Ltd., Hunan Goke Microelectronics, New H3C Semiconductor Technologies Co., […]

Published by Global Voices Interpreting complexityTo fully understand events and trends — say, a controversial election or a new meme — we need to read between the lines. This is where the Civic Media Observatory comes in. We identify key narratives of urgent public interest, delving deep into context and subtext of local, vernacular and […]