UN seeks answers in ‘disturbing’ case of drowned Afghan migrants
Alleged torture by Iranian border guards has raised diplomatic tensions during the already tense pandemic.
Middle East
Saudi executions spike amid crackdown on political dissidents
Most of the 184 people executed in the kingdom faced charges of murder or drug offenses.
New UAE treatment promises relief from COVID-19
The treatment is painlessly inhaled and made from the patient’s own blood.
India keeps stranded Afghans but sends wheat
Many of the stranded patients include children who were trying to get treatment for congenital heart problems.
Violence in Afghanistan rising since the US-Taliban peace agreement
Afghan officials and civil society advocates called on the Taliban to halt attacks during the holy month of Ramadan.
Iran leans into Afghanistan while the U.S. pulls back
The Pentagon expects to be down to 8,600 U.S. troops in Afghanistan in 135 days.
Afghanistan ministry bought $60 bed sheets for a COVID-19 hospital
The typical yearly salary in Afghanistan is less than $1,500.
Taliban releases government prisoners to comply with US agreement even as killing continues
The Afghan government released 361 Taliban inmates this week and the Taliban released 20 Afghan civilian prisoners last Sunday, but Taliban militants killed at least 30 civilians within a week in various parts of the country.
Saudi coffee farmers chart new path for native brew
These Middle East producers are fighting both climate change and the lure of modernity to preserve a centuries-old way of life.