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UN Security Council Unanimously Condemns “Heinous” Kabul Restaurant Attack, Reaffirms Global Terror Threat
NEW YORK – The United Nations Security Council issued a forceful condemnation on Wednesday of a devastating terrorist attack on a restaurant in Kabul, which claimed the lives of…
Urgent Aid Shortfall Leaves 221,000 Afghan Earthquake Survivors in Peril, UN Reports
KABUL, Afghanistan – The United Nations issued a stark warning on Wednesday that 221,000 survivors of the recent major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan remain in urgent need of…
Ban on Medicine Imports From Pakistan to Take Effect in 20 Days, Sparking Supply and Price Crisis
KABUL, January 21 – Afghanistan’s healthcare sector is bracing for severe disruptions as authorities announced a complete ban on the import of medicines and pharmaceutical products…
Trump’s Critique of the Afghanistan Withdrawal
Former President Donald Trump's criticism focuses on several operational and symbolic failures of the August 2021 withdrawal, which he frames as a historic low for U.S. stature.…
International Community Condemns Kabul Restaurant Blast as Death Toll Rises
KABUL – A powerful explosion tore through a popular Chinese-Afghan restaurant in Kabul's Shahr-i-Naw district on Monday afternoon, drawing swift and severe condemnation from…
Explosion in Central Kabul Kills and Wounds Several, Taliban Officials Confirm
KABUL — A powerful explosion struck a central and normally secure district of the Afghan capital on Monday afternoon, killing and injuring a number of people, according to Taliban…
Forced Returns at Torkham Crossing Leave Afghan Families in Crisis as Humanitarian System Buckles
TORKHAM, Afghanistan – An escalating wave of forced returns from Pakistan is pushing thousands of vulnerable Afghans into destitution, with aid agencies warning of a spiraling…
UN Warns of Converging Catastrophes in Afghanistan: Drought, Mass Returns, and Aid Collapse Threaten Millions
Kabul, January 18, 2026 – The United Nations has issued a dire warning of a triple humanitarian catastrophe engulfing Afghanistan, where a severe drought, the unprecedented return…
Over 5.2 million Afghans return from Iran, Pakistan in 2025; IFRC warns of growing crisis
According to the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS), the highest daily influx of returnees from Pakistan was recorded in November.
More than 5.2 million Afghans have returned…
UN Warns Deepening Hunger in Afghanistan Forcing Families to Sell Girls Into Marriage
KABUL – The United Nations issued a stark warning on Wednesday, stating that catastrophic levels of hunger in Afghanistan are compelling families to adopt desperate and harmful…