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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…
Germany Plans Major Expansion of Deportation Flights to Afghanistan, Report Says
BERLIN – Germany is poised to significantly increase the number of deportation flights to Afghanistan, potentially operating up to three charter flights per month for Afghan…
Afghan Women and Allies Rally in Calgary, Demanding Global Action Amid Herat Crackdown
Calgary, Canada – In a powerful display of transnational solidarity, Afghan women, human rights defenders, and members of the diaspora community gathered outside Calgary City Hall…
Early Morning Blaze Rocks Herat Industrial Park, Causing 20 Million Afghanis in Damage
A devastating fire ripped through a manufacturing facility in Herat’s industrial park in the early hours of Saturday, inflicting an estimated 20 million Afghanis ($280,000) in…
World Refugee Day: UNHCR Pleads for Surge in Aid as Afghanistan Buckles Under Returnee Crisis
Geneva/Kabul – As the world marks World Refugee Day on June 20, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has issued an urgent appeal for stepped-up international support for…