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Zimbabwean engineer opens gemological lab in Kabul
Former Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) evaluator and gemologist, engineer Clever Sithole, has opened a laboratory in Kabul, Afghanistan, to unlock the true value of gemstones and cur...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 23:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US Afghanistan spies enter Zimbabwe to fight for asylum in South Africa
THE group of 22 Afghan nationals, who worked closely with United States military and security agencies after the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attack on Americ...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
IMF freezes funds for Afghanistan over political uncertainty
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has put on hold funds to Afghanistan amid the rising uncertainty in the country.These developments came after IMF recently announced a $650 billion Specia...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 14:12hrs | 8 | by Agencies
Zimbabweans caught up in Afghanistan turmoil
ZIMBABWEANS in Afghanistan are anxious over their safety, while others, including Clever Sithole, an engineer heading a gemstones centre, have fled, fearing for their lives after the Taliban took over...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 13:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US troops takes control of Kabul's international airport
US troops are taking control of Kabul's international airport, as desperate residents try to flee the city following the Taliban's return to Kabul.The US military has secured the site and is t...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean engineer runs Afghanistan's gemology plant
A ZIMBABWEAN engineer, Clever Sithole (CS), last year made history when he was appointed head gemologist at a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded gemstone processing proj...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 18:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trump pardons 15, commutes 5 sentences, including GOP allies
President Donald Trump has pardoned 15 people, including a pair of congressional Republicans who were strong and early supporters, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe and former gove...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 05:10hrs | 1 | by AP
India successful growing Medical tourism, Africa can adopt the concept?
Medical tourism is a growing sector in India . In October 2015, India's medical tourism sector was estimated to be worth US$3 billion. It is projected to grow to $7-8 billion by 2020. According to the...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 12:52hrs | | by Enos Denhere
Zimbabwe beat Afghanistan by 2 runs
ZIMBABWE'S Chevrons pulled off a stunning comeback to beat Afghanistan by two runs, taking the match-winning wicket in the final over of their Group B clash amid dramatic scenes at Queens Sports Club ...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe capitulate
Zimbabwe collapsed to 129 all out after 32.4 overs after their captain Graeme Cremer won the toss and elected to bat first as they aim to stay alive in the third one-day international against Afgh...Published: 21 Feb 2017 at 11:32hrs | | by SuperSport
Russia bombs CIA trained rebels
Beirut - Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria to join a major ground offensive in support of President Bashar Assad's government, Lebanese sources said on Thursday, a further sign of the r...Published: 01 Oct 2015 at 17:43hrs | | by Reuters
Woman beaten to death by mob for allegedly burning a Qur'an
Kabul - An Afghan woman who was beaten to death by a mob has been buried in Kabul, her coffin carried by women's rights activists.Hundreds of people have gathered in northern Kabul for the fun...Published: 22 Mar 2015 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
US, Nato formally ends war in Afghanistan
Kabul - The United States and Nato formally ended their war in Afghanistan on Sunday with a ceremony at their military headquarters in Kabul as the insurgency they fought for 13 years remains as feroc...Published: 28 Dec 2014 at 19:20hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber rams car into NATO convoy, 2 troops killed
KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber rammed his car into a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, including two coalition troops, four civilian contractors and two...Published: 16 May 2013 at 10:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Suicide bomber targets foreign forces in the Afghan capital
A suicide bomber in a car targeted two vehicles carrying foreign forces in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday killing at least six Afghan civilians, Afghan officials said.It was not clear ...Published: 16 May 2013 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Six Americans killed in Afghanistan on Saturday
Six Americans and an Afghan doctor were killed in attacks on Saturday in southern and eastern Afghanistan as the US military's top officer began a weekend visit to the country, officials said....Published: 07 Apr 2013 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Americans burn the Muslin holy book, Afghans protest
Kabul - More than 2 000 angry Afghans protested outside an American air base on Tuesday after they learned that copies of the Qur'an, the Muslim holy book, were burned in a pile of garbage at a spraw...Published: 21 Feb 2012 at 21:52hrs | | by AP
Nato helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, 31 US Troops killed
Kabul - A total of 31 members of the US special forces have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan along with seven Afghans, a statement from Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office said on...Published: 06 Aug 2011 at 12:23hrs | | by Matthews Estall
American soldiers pose with Afghan corpses
The US Army on Monday apologised for any distress caused by recently published photos of American soldiers posing with dead Afghans, calling their content "disturbing" and "in striking contrast"...Published: 29 Mar 2011 at 08:53hrs | | by Byo24News
Obama: US winning war in Afghanistan
BAGRAM AIR BASE: President Barack Obama has paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan and assured cheering US troops they are winning the war against the Taleban ...Published: 05 Dec 2010 at 00:12hrs | | by Middle East Correspondent
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