Afghanistan

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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U.S. Senator Shaheen Condemns Closure of Afghan Transit Camp in Qatar, Warns of Humanitarian and Strategic Fallout

Senior U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) has issued a sharp rebuke of the Trump administration’s decision to close Camp As…

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