PANJWAYI, Afghanistan (AFP) — Taliban attacks against the state and its symbols have left thousands dead in Afghanistan and are holding back plans to develop the country from the ruins of war, meaning much more international aid is spent on security than reconstruction.

TEHRAN (FNA)- An earthquake measuring 5 degrees on the Richter scale rattled a remote region in northwestern Iran on Sunday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s ambassador to Colombo and Sri Lanka’s minister of port and aviation discussed expansion of relations and mutual cooperation in a meeting in the Sri Lankan capital.