Afghanistan News

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…

5 days ago

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…

6 days 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.…

7 days 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…

1 week 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…

1 week ago

Kandahar Pomegranate Exports Surge, Marking a Successful Harvest Year

Kandahar Province, Afghanistan – In a significant boost to the regional agricultural economy, officials announced the export of nearly 23,000 metric…

1 week ago

Afghanistan Launches $100 Million Food Security Program as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens

The United Nations announced on Thursday that Afghanistan will launch a $100 million food security project, a critical intervention as…

1 week ago

National Cancer Hospital Inaugurated in Kabul, Aims to Transform Care for Afghan Patients

A major milestone in Afghanistan’s healthcare landscape was reached on Thursday, Sawlah 9th (January 29th), with the official inauguration of the National…

1 week ago

House Collapse in Eastern Afghanistan Kills Seven Family Members

JALALABAD, Nangarhar Province — A mother and her six children were killed early Thursday when their two-story home collapsed in central…

1 week ago

Ministry of Justice Affirms Sharia as Sole Foundation of State Law, Warns Against Protests

KABUL – The Ministry of Justice of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan issued a comprehensive statement on Wednesday, asserting the absolute…

2 weeks ago