newarab (2024-08-23). Taliban mandate face covering for Afghan women, beards for men. newarab.com The rules, promoted as in line with Islamic sharia law and to be enforced by the morality ministry, were based on a decree by the Taliban's supreme spiritual leader in 2022 and were now officially published as law, a Justice Ministry spokesman said. | The morality ministry, formally c…

Abdul Rahman (2024-08-23). Afghans continue to bear the cost of two decades of US occupation. peoplesdispatch.org Three years since the defeat and withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan, the people of the country face extreme economic difficulties and deteriorating human rights…

ecns.cn (2024-08-23). Concerns rage over Fukushima discharge. ecns.cn Concerns and opposition persist as Saturday marks one year of Japan beginning to release contaminated water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean.