Afghanistan earthquakes: ‘Staggering’ health consequences
Oct 22, 2023, at 07:45 pm
Families in western Afghanistan, who have lost everything to a series of devastating earthquakes, need urgent assistance to withstand the harsh winter, the UN relief wing reported on Friday.
Human rights experts urge Pakistan to stop planned mass deportation of Afghans
Oct 18, 2023, at 11:21 pm
Pakistan should immediately cancel plans to deport 1.4 million Afghan nationals back to their country, independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council urged on Tuesday.
‘A mountain of hardship’, as Afghanistan suffers yet another earthquake
Oct 18, 2023, at 12:42 am
A powerful earthquake struck western Afghanistan again on Sunday, making it the fourth to hit the impoverished region since 7 October, causing more suffering for families left with little to survive on as the hard winter approaches, UN agencies have reported.
China hands over first batch of quake aid to Afghanistan at Kabul event
Oct 17, 2023, at 10:33 am
Kabul: The handover ceremony for China's first batch of quake-relief materials for Afghanistan was held on Sunday in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan refugees claim their houses were destroyed by Pakistan Army
Oct 16, 2023, at 11:18 pm
Pakistani-Afghan refugees have claimed Pakistani Army personnel have destroyed their houses to force them to leave the country.
Saudi Arabian authorities retrieve 12,000 fake passports from Afghan nationals
Oct 16, 2023, at 03:12 am
Saudi Arabian officials have revealed they retrieved 12,000 fake passports from Afghan nationals.
Afghanistan: Agencies launch funding appeal for quake-hit families
Oct 14, 2023, at 10:12 pm
UN agencies are appealing for urgent funds to assist the hundreds of thousands affected by deadly earthquakes in western Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Earthquake: Taliban refuses to accept Pakistani aid
Oct 14, 2023, at 09:57 pm
The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have refused to accept Pakistan's aid for people affected by the recent earthquake in the country.
Afghanistan: 15 worshippers die as blast rips through mosque in Pul-i-Khumri
Oct 14, 2023, at 01:38 am
At least 15 worshippers were killed in a blast inside the Imam Zaman Mosque at Pul-i-Khumri city in Afghanistan's Baghlan province on Friday.
Afghanistan: Blast rocks a mosque in Baghlan, casualties feared
Oct 13, 2023, at 11:05 pm
Several people are feared to have died as a blast rocked a mosque in Afghanistan's Baghlan province on Friday.
UN teams ramp up aid after another earthquake strikes Afghanistan
Oct 13, 2023, at 05:26 am
UN teams have stepped up their response after another strong earthquake struck western Afghanistan early on Wednesday, just days after powerful earthquakes killed over 2,000 people in the same region.
Afghanistan: Another 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Herat
Oct 11, 2023, at 02:52 pm
A second earthquake has hit Afghanistan's Herat region which experienced a magnitude 6.3 quake a few days ago that left over 2,000 people dead.
Five hundred people still missing following Afghanistan earthquake, say UN aid teams
Oct 11, 2023, at 04:43 am
Nearly 500 people are still missing from the worst-affected area of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked Herat province in western Afghanistan on Saturday, UN aid coordinators said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Smuggling concerns rise amid surge in Afghanistan
Oct 10, 2023, at 03:39 pm
There is a rising concern that smuggling might have spiked after the flow of Afghan transit cargoes through Pakistan witnessed a substantial surge in one year ever since the Taliban took control over the country.
International aid pours in for Afghanistan after devastating quake
Oct 10, 2023, at 05:44 am
In the aftermath of a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck northwest Afghanistan, the international community is rallying to provide critical assistance to the affected region.
Pakistan-Afghanistan: UN agencies call Islamabad to protect refugees
Oct 09, 2023, at 01:24 am
Following Pakistan’s announcement to repatriate Afghan nationals, the UN’s refugee and migration agencies together appealed to Islamabad on Saturday to continue protecting those who sought safety in the country and could be “at imminent risk if forced to return”.
Afghanistan: Death toll due to earthquake touches 2060, rescue operations continue
Oct 09, 2023, at 12:42 am
The death toll due to the earthquake which hit war-hit Afghanistan's Herat region has touched 2,060.
Oct 07, 2023, at 11:22 pm
Several Afghanistani artists, musicians, demonstrated in front of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees office in Pakistan's Quetta city recently as they expressed serious concern over Islamabad's decision to expel illegal foreign nationals.
Afghanistan embassy claims Pakistan police detained over thousand migrants
Oct 05, 2023, at 08:55 pm
The Afghanistan Embassy in Islamabad has said Pakistani police have detained more than a thousand Afghan migrants in the last two weeks, media reports said.
Two killed, one wounded in shooting at Afghan-Pak Border
Oct 05, 2023, at 04:25 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least two people including a 12-year-old child were killed and at least one was injured as a result of a shooting at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the Pakistani Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Wednesday.
Pakistan directs Afghan asylum seekers to leave before November, order triggers criticisms
Oct 04, 2023, at 09:08 pm
The Pakistani government's direction to Afghanistan asylum seekers to leave the nation by November has triggered widespread criticism.
Afghanistan consul general in Karachi claims Pakistani police are continuing to detain refugees
Sep 27, 2023, at 12:07 am
Afghanistan's consul general in Karachi has alleged that hundreds of Afghan refugees have been detained in Pakistan in the past 15 years.
Sep 20, 2023, at 11:10 pm
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has released a report that said it has documented over 1600 cases of human rights violations committed by Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities in the past 19 months.
Taliban urged to uphold Afghan girls’ right to education
Sep 19, 2023, at 11:17 pm
The international community must ensure that every girl in Afghanistan has an opportunity to learn, the head of the UN fund for education in emergencies said on Monday – the second anniversary of the Taliban’s edict banning secondary education for girls.
Pakistan-Afghanistan: Torkham border reopens after remaining closed for 10 days
Sep 15, 2023, at 10:52 pm
After remaining closed for ten days following a clash between Afghanistan and Pakistani security forces, creating trouble for people from both sides, the Torkham border reopened on Friday.
Afghanistan: Central Bank to soon ban use of Pakistani currency
Sep 14, 2023, at 06:44 pm
The Central Bank of Afghanistan may soon ban the use of Pakistani currency in Pakistani currency (Rupee) in the southwestern provinces of the country.
Afghanistan: Human rights ‘in a state of collapse’, warns Türk
Sep 13, 2023, at 07:14 pm
The “shocking” and “cruel” oppression of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban against the backdrop of a severe humanitarian crisis has put the country’s future in jeopardy, UN rights chief Volker Türk warned on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: People protest in Nangarhar over closure of Torkham border crossing
Sep 12, 2023, at 11:44 pm
A large number of people demonstrated in Nangarhar region of Afghanistan recently over the closure of the Torkham border crossing with Pakistan for the past couple of days ever since the security forces of the neighbouring nations exchanged fires.
Meth trafficking surges in and around Afghanistan
Sep 12, 2023, at 10:02 pm
Methamphetamine trafficking in Afghanistan and neighbouring countries is surging, according to a report published on Sunday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash: Torkham border crossing remains closed for third consecutive day
Sep 09, 2023, at 11:01 pm
Days after the security forces of Afghanistan and Pakistan exchanged gunfire, the Torkham border crossing between the two nations remained closed for commercial activities and pedestrian movement for the third consecutive day on Friday.