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Indian Business Delegation Plans Afghanistan Visit to Explore Investment Opportunities
A 20-member Indian business delegation is expected to visit Afghanistan in the coming weeks to assess investment opportunities and explore avenues for expanding bilateral…
EU Allocates €20 Million to Support Returnees and Displaced Afghans Amid Worsening Crisis
The European Union has pledged €20 million to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to bolster healthcare and protection services for returning migrants and…
UN Expert Warns Europe Against Deporting Migrants to Afghanistan, Citing Ongoing Torture Risks
Geneva / Brussels – Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, has issued a stark warning to European governments against deporting…
Hundreds of Pakistani Truckers Head Home After 9-Month Ordeal Stranded in Afghanistan
After nearly nine months of uncertainty and hardship, hundreds of Pakistani truck drivers and conductors stranded in Afghanistan have finally begun their journey home. Their return…
Aid Workers Given One-Month Ultimatum to Comply with Beard Regulations at Islam Qala Border Center
Humanitarian aid workers at the Islam Qala reception center in Herat have been given a strict one-month deadline to align their facial hair with Taliban regulations, or face…
At Least 12 Afghans Executed in Iran This Year, Rights Monitors Report
Iran has executed three Afghan nationals on drug-related charges in separate prisons over the past week, according to the Kurdish human rights organization Hengaw, which warns that…
UN Warns: 16 Million Afghans Will Lack Clean Water in 2026 Amid Worsening Crisis
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has issued a stark warning that an estimated 16 million people across Afghanistan roughly one-third of…
Abdul Ahad Momand, Afghanistan’s First and Only Astronaut, Dies in Germany at 67
Abdul Ahad Momand, the first and to date only Afghan to travel to space, passed away on Sunday in Germany at the age of 67, following a prolonged battle with cancer, his family…
From Displacement to Uncertainty: The Perilous Homecoming of Afghan Returnees
As the world observes World Refugee Day, a profound humanitarian tragedy is unfolding quietly along Afghanistan’s borders. Over the past 18 months, hundreds of thousands of Afghan…
UN-Habitat Launches Construction of Three Water Networks in Kunduz to Combat Clean Water Crisis
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has announced the commencement of construction on three separate water supply networks in the Dasht-e Archi district of…