Afghanistan

Over 2000 Afghan migrants expelled from Pakistan, Iran

Over 2000 Afghan migrants re-entered the nation after being expelled by Pakistan and Iran, TOLOnews reported citing the Taliban-led Ministry…

5 days ago

Afghanistan: People in Herat plead for security following deadly Mosque attack

People in the Herat province of Afghanistan have called for security after a deadly Mosque attack killed at least five…

5 days ago

6 killed in mosque attack in Afghanistan’s Herat province

Six people have been killed after a gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan, Al Jazeera reported, citing a government…

6 days ago

23.7 million people need humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan: UNICEF

As many as 23.7 million people including 12.3 million children in Afghanistan require humanitarian assistance in 2024, the United Nations…

7 days ago

Afghanistan has turned into “graveyard of girls’ hopes” under Taliban: UN

Amid restrictions imposed on women, and girls in Afghanistan under the Taliban, the United Nations has said that the country…

1 week ago

Afghanistan: Rains, floods destroy nearly 70 schools, madrassas in Uruzgan province

Recent rains and floods have destroyed nearly 70 schools and madrassas in Uruzgan province of Afghanistan, and lack of sufficient…

1 week ago

Afghanistan Economic Crisis: Special market for women shuts down due to non-payment of shop rents

The situation of women in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule continues to deteriorate, as in yet another case, the "Khadijah…

2 weeks ago

Afghanistan: Amid health sector challenges, Turkish doctors arrive in Kabul for free pediatric care

At a time when Afghanistan is grappling with a poor economy and the healthcare system is in a deteriorated state,…

2 weeks ago

EAM Jaishankar meets UN Assistance Mission chief, discusses current situation in Afghanistan

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed pleasure at welcoming Special Representative Roza Otunbayeva, head of United Nations Assistance Mission in…

3 weeks ago

At least 33 killed, 27 injured in flash floods in Afghanistan

At least 33 people were killed after snow, rain, and subsequent flooding wreaked havoc in the country over the past…

3 weeks ago

Afghanistan’s hospitals suffer from bed shortage

Emphasising the urgent need for active beds in the country to adequately serve people in Afghanistan, acting minister of public…

4 weeks ago

US special envoy on Afghanistan to visit India this week

The US special representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West, will be travelling to India this week to hold consultations on working…

2 months ago

India facilitating, coordinating humanitarian assistance endeavors in Afghanistan since June 2022: MEA

The Indian technical mission in Kabul has been facilitating and coordinating the ongoing humanitarian assistance endeavors since June 2022, according…

2 months ago

Islamic State in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India– will its influence decline in 2024?

With the two years of Taliban reign, experts deliberate whether Afghanistan would remain a state providing safe havens to terror…

5 months ago

Is disgruntled Pakistan targeting Afghan Taliban with a demographic bomb?

In an unprecedented move, the Caretaker Government in Pakistan, led by former lawmaker Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, had announced 1.7 million Afghan refugees…

6 months ago

Taliban slams ‘abusive’ crackdown on Afghan refugees, asks Pak to show ‘magnanimity, Islamic brotherhood’

Pakistan is using “threats, abuse, detention and coercion” to throw out Afghan refugees as the deadline for them to voluntarily…

6 months ago

Pakistan Army has retreated from Marri and other tribal areas: Baloch leader Hyrbyair Marri

Hyrbyair Marri is the leader of the Free Baloch Movement (FBM) that advocates for an independent homeland for the Baloch…

7 months ago

Over 2,000 killed in Afghanistan earthquake

The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Herat province in Afghanistan has risen to 2,025, Pajhwok News reported…

7 months ago

Afghan refugees could face serious human rights violations as Pakistan threatens to use force to evict them

Afghans are facing yet another crisis in Pakistan. Irked over Afghan Taliban’s refusal to rein in Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) cadres operating…

7 months ago

Overriding tensions, can Central Asia, Iran sustain working relations with Taliban ruled Afghanistan?

Ever since the eventful return of Taliban in Afghanistan, their relations with neighbours like Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Iran…

7 months ago

India joins Moscow format talks in Kazan as group focuses on rising ISIS threat, return of ‘extra-regional players’ in Afghanistan

A miffed Russia has expressed its concerns about "attempts by extra-regional players to become more active in the Afghan direction"…

7 months ago