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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 the world for casualties caused by…
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 meet its ambitious…
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 reporters today.…
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. This mass return is compounding the…
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 in Herat on Sunday to chart the…
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 30,000 pilgrims for the upcoming Hajj…
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 tons of pomegranates to…
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 the country contends with a rapidly worsening…
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 Cancer Diagnosis and…
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 Jalalabad, local Taliban authorities…