The Taliban has refused global calls for a ceasefire in Afghanistan as they rapidlt move forward to seek new territory in the mineral-rich northern region.
At least eight people have been killed, the first major bombing by militants in the city, during a daring attack on the house of Afghan Defense Minister Kabul.
Iran's headstrong incoming president, Ebrahim Raisi, said on Tuesday he would take steps to lift the "tyrannical" sanctions forced by the United States
Israel has blamed Iran for being behind an attack on an oil tanker in which two crew members - a British citizen and a Romanian citizen - were killed..
