Afghanistan News

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…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago

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…

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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…

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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…

2 months ago

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.…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago

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…

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