Afghanistan News

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a prominent tribal elder in the Dand district of southern Kandahar province, local security sources confirmed on Tuesday. A security official,…

The United Nations and its humanitarian partners on Tuesday launched a US$529 million response plan to support an estimated 2.7 million Afghan returnees expected to arrive from…

FIROZKOH, Afghanistan — Extreme poverty and rising unemployment in Afghanistan’s remote Ghor province are forcing desperate families to sell their children in…

Afghanistan launches second nationwide polio vaccination campaign of 2026 Afghanistan has launched the second round of its sub-national polio vaccination…

A coalition of international human rights and women’s rights organizations has raised serious concerns over recently introduced marriage-related regulations in Afghanistan, warning…

Russia received 40 asylum applications from Afghan citizens during the first three months of 2026, marking a noticeable decline compared to the same period last year, according to…

Afghanistan’s Supreme Court announced on Sunday that the crescent moon marking the start of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah was not sighted across the country, officially setting…

The World Food Programme (WFP) has issued an urgent warning that it requires $350 million in immediate funding to sustain its life-saving humanitarian operations in Afghanistan…

Senior US officials, including former National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, have renewed calls for the return of missing American author Paul Overby, accusing the Taliban of…

More than 500 Afghan migrants detained in Pakistan have returned to Afghanistan this week as deportations and forced repatriations continue to…