All Afghan primary schoolchildren in the first three years are to be educated at mosques to give students a "powerful Islamic identity," in an unprecedented move that has drawn widespread public criticism.
Australia's prime minister has assured Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that the soldiers responsible for Australian atrocities against Afghan civilians would be brought to justice, the presidential palace in Kabul said on November 20.
Tensions between Pakistan and India rose again over the disputed region of Kashmir after Pakistan announced it was giving provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan, the northern part of the region bordering China.
Pakistani authorities on October 21 warned they could reimpose strict lockdown measures, as millions of people flouted guidelines despite fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections.
