The Taliban police in Afghanistan have arrested a man for allegedly selling over one hundred and thirty women. The man, who was arrested in northern Jawzjan province, is alleged to have promised to find rich husbands for his victims only to end up selling them into slavery. The Taliban Chief of Police in the province, Mohammad Sardar…
North Korea has fired a suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile into the coastal waters of Japan. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed that two ballistic missiles had been fired in what he called a very regrettable launch. Authorities in Pyongyang unveiled the missile in January, describing it as “the world’s most powerful weapon”. This comes weeks after South…
Dozens of women in Kabul and the north-eastern Afghan province of Badakhshan have protested against the formation of an all-male interim Taliban government to rule Afghanistan. Demonstrators said they would not accept a government with no women ministers. Some women were reportedly beaten before the protests were dispersed. The Taliban, who have not responded to the allegations,…
The Taliban have announced an interim government in Afghanistan and declared the country an Islamic Emirate. The government will be led by one of Taliban’s founders, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund. The Taliban seized control of most of Afghanistan over three weeks ago, after the elected government collapsed.
Thousands of protesters have disobeyed a government ban and staged a march in the capital for the fourth day. Police also responded by firing rubber bullets, water cannon and tear gas in an attempt to drive away the protesters. The protesters are opposed to the military coup that removed the elected government last week.
Police in Myanmar have fired water cannon to disperse protesters who have taken to the streets, despite a ban on large public gatherings. The military has prohibited gatherings of more than five people in the cities of Yangon and Mandalay, with a curfew. The rules were brought in after three straight days of mass protests, following the…