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UAE Releases Over 100 Afghan Prisoners in National Day Gesture
In a significant humanitarian act marking the 52nd anniversary of its founding, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has released approximately 108 Afghan nationals from its prisons,…
U.S. Justice Department Seeks Death Penalty for Afghan Suspect in National Guard Shooting
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced its intention to seek the death penalty against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan national accused of fatally shooting a member of the…
Afghanistan Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis in Decades, Warns Report
Afghanistan is confronting its most severe humanitarian emergency in a quarter-century, triggered by sweeping international aid cuts that have left millions of children exposed to…
MSF Issues Urgent Warning Over Escalating Maternal and Newborn Health Crisis in Afghanistan’s Khost Province
Khost, Afghanistan — Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has issued a stark warning about a critical and worsening healthcare emergency for…
Afghanistan Ranks 3rd Globally for Unexploded Ordnance Casualties, Children Most Affected: UNAMA
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has reported that Afghanistan holds the grim distinction of ranking third in the world for casualties caused by…
UNDP Warns Afghanistan’s New Development Strategy Faces Major Risks
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that Afghanistan’s newly launched National Development Strategy (ANDS 2025–2030) is unlikely to meet its ambitious…
Five Afghan Journalists Detained in Pakistan, Media Watchdog Says
Afghan media watchdog reports five journalists detained in Pakistan, highlighting mounting pressures, visa uncertainty, and persistent safety fears facing exiled reporters today.…
Mass Return of Afghan Migrants: Only 11 Percent Find Jobs Amid Mounting Crisis
Afghanistan is grappling with an unprecedented influx of returnees as forced deportations of Afghan migrants from Pakistan and Iran accelerate. This mass return is compounding the…
High-Level Meeting in Herat Advances Major Regional Energy and Transit Corridors
Herat, Afghanistan – February 1, 2026 – In a significant step for regional integration, senior officials from Afghanistan and Turkmenistan convened in Herat on Sunday to chart the…
30,000 Afghan Pilgrims to Perform Hajj Amid Deepening Humanitarian Crisis
The Taliban’s Ministry of Guidance, Hajj, and Religious Endowments has announced that Saudi Arabia has allocated Afghanistan a quota of 30,000 pilgrims for the upcoming Hajj…