Herat

Hemmed in by mountains, Afghanistan has a history of strong earthquakes, many in the rugged Hindu Kush region bordering Pakistan.

The Taliban administration said at least 2,400 people were killed and many more injured in the quakes.

The deadliest tremors to rock the quake-prone mountainous country in years.

Rescue officials are trying to access remote areas that were difficult to reach.

The consequences of disobedience are aimed at a woman's closest male family member, ranging from a warning to imprisonment.

An explosion hit a small van used for public transport and the three of the injured were in serious condition.

Taliban officials initially brought four bodies to the central square in the western city of Herat.

The hardline Islamist group has urged Afghans to be patient, allowing it time to form a government before it addresses people's demands.

Students across Afghanistan have started returning to university for the first time since the Taliban stormed to power.

Hosseini urges the US and the international community to pressure the Taliban not to "enforce violence punitively on the Afghan citizens".

A Taliban fighter said Saturday offices would reopen and work would return to "normal" in Afghanistan's second-largest city of Herat.

Taliban captures Kandahar and Herat, as the US and Britain said they would send thousands of troops to help evacuate their embassy staffs.

The prisoners resisted the search operation after which riots erupted.

There was no claim of responsibility. But the Taliban, fighting to install strict Islamic law and drive foreign troops out of Afghanistan, denied any involvement.

Officials in the western city believe explosives were hidden in a motorcycle left in a parking area outside the Jama Masjid, a large mosque dating from the 12th century.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.