(MENAFN) Türkiye’s intelligence agency was instrumental in facilitating the Doha talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which resulted in an agreement for an immediate ceasefire, according to Turkish security sources on Sunday. The sources said...
03 November 2025 The threats posed by hostile actors in the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe and the High North are closely interconnected, highlighting the strategic significance of NATO’s 360-degree approach to security. Italy remains firmly...
By product, the boots segment held the highest share, accounting for 67.9% of the global tactical footwear market. WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, November 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- According to a new report published by Allied Market...
Pulitzer - Winning Journalist and Mental Health Expert Host Webinar That Explores the Physical and Psychological Challenges Journalists Face in the Field Today NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, November 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The W. Eugene...
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, October 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- U.S. border security agencies are under pressure to adapt to a new intelligence reality: an environment where data volumes are exploding, threats are increasingly...
Ottawa, Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global dry fruit market size stood at USD 7.10 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow from USD 7.47 billion in 2025 to USD 11.79 billion by 2034, expanding at a CAGR of 5.2% during the forecast period...
29 October 2025, Hiroshima, Japan – On 11 October 2025, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), with ITS Education (ITS), launched the 8-week online “UNITAR Youth Ambassador Asia-Pacific Programme 2025 – Future Skills for...
Milwaukee, WI, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As electricity rates continue to rise and severe weather occurs more frequently, homeowners are looking for ways to become energy resilient. In response, home battery storage systems are gaining...
On 22 October, the OSCE, through its Gender Issues Programme and with the support of the WIN project, marked the 25th anniversary of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security with a high-level event in Vienna....
New York, Oct. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On 29 October 2025, the inaugural Peace Begins at Home Summit will bring together 26 speakers from 17 countries for a one-day global virtual gathering that asks a radical question: what if peace truly...
Opium farming in Afghanistan has dropped significantly following a ban imposed by the Taliban government in 2022, the United Nations said. The total area of land for growing opium poppy shrank 20% since last year, while the amount of opium has...
According to a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) published Thursday, 10,200 hectares were under opium cultivation this year, compared to 12,800 hectares in 2024 and well below the 232,000 hectares recorded before...
According to a new report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released on Thursday, 10,200 hectares were under opium cultivation this year, down from 12,800 hectares in 2024 and far below the 232,000 hectares recorded before the ban....
Kabul, Between Prayers, directed by Aboozar Amini, stands out not for bombast but for the quiet, piercing intimacy of its gaze. The documentary, the second instalment in Aboozar’s planned Kabul trilogy following his acclaimed debut Kabul, City in...
Published On 6 Nov 20256 Nov 2025 Afghanistan’s once-booming opium industry has shrunk dramatically with cultivation falling by 20 percent in 2025, according to a United Nations report warning of a sharp rise in synthetic drug production. The UN...
The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) has announced that wheat production in Afghanistan has reached over 4.5 million metric tons this year. According to the NSIA, this volume of wheat produced from both irrigated and rain-fed...
The Taliban authorities banned opium poppy cultivation nationwide in 2022, the year after they returned to power in Kabul. The area dedicated to poppy farming fell from 12,800 hectares (around 31,600 acres) in 2024 to 10,200 hectares in 2025, a...
The total area of land in Afghanistan on which opium poppy is grown shrank 20% this year, according to a U.N. estimate issued on Thursday, a further drop since farming of the raw material for heroin collapsed in 2023 after the Islamic Emirate...
The Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation for Assistance to Children in Need of Care will send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, which was devastated by the recent earthquakes. The proposal was announced at a meeting of the Foundation on...
The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2025, recently released by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development Programme, should not be seen as just another statistical update. It is a...
