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Foreign governments have frozen development aid to the Afghan government, unwilling to use their taxpayers’ money to prop up the Taliban

Taliban's return to power last summer, ending their 20-year insurgency, should have helped de-mining efforts

QAFAS KALAY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A group of Afghan children were grazing sheep in fields near the village of Bolak Wandi in eastern Helmand when they spotted a metallic object half-buried in the ground. Crowding round excitedly, they argued over who had found it first and who could sell it for scrap.

Almost 80 per cent of civilian casualties from “explosive remnants of war” are children, says UN agency.

The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has called for concerted efforts by all stakeholders and local communities to counter the threat posed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Diomede Ndegeya, ATMIS Force Commander said the threat posed by IEDs necessitates the mission and partners to come up with innovative…

As the trade-off between business efficiency and “going green” is diminishing, Việt Nam’s economy and enterprises are accelerating towards green and sustainable growth in line with mainstream global trends.

US President Joe Biden said that both US and India were 'going to continue consulting closely on how to mitigate' the negative impact of the Ukrainian war on food and energy security.

There is so much our countries can and will do together, Biden tells PM in Tokyo after Quad summit

US President Joe Biden today told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he is committed to making America's partnership with India among the closest on earth, saying there is so much that the two countries can and will do together.

India crossed a Rubicon by agreeing to join the Combined Military Forces-Bahrain (CMF–Bahrain) as an associate member following a summit meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden, who said he is committed to making India-US ties the “closest on the planet&rd