Afghanistan ranked as least positive country in world: Study
Jul 03, 2023, at 01:59 am
A survey has shown that nearly one year after the Islamic Emirate returned to power in Afghanistan, 'life was worse for Afghans than at any point in the past decade -- or for anyone else on the planet'.
Turkey deports 230 Afghanistan migrants
Jun 27, 2023, at 11:35 pm
Kabul: As many as 230 Afghanistan migrants have been deported from different cities in Turkey, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Eid animal ban hampers livestock traders
Jun 27, 2023, at 11:25 pm
Peshawar: Afghanistan authorities have imposed a ban on the supply of goats, rams and sheep to Pakistan ahead of Eidul Azha, resulting in a spike in the price of the animal, media reports said.
A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis
Jun 27, 2023, at 09:14 pm
There are many dangers lurking in the shadows just off the bustling streets of the Afghan capital Kabul, but none is more threatening than the drug abuse crisis that is ravaging the city, and the entire country.
Afghanistan: Shopkeepers in Kabul say sales remain low ahead of Eid
Jun 24, 2023, at 02:32 pm
A shopkeeper in Kabul has said on the eve of Eid al-Adha sales of goods remain low.
Afghanistan mission chief to Taliban: Bans on women and girls cost you legitimacy at home and abroad
Jun 23, 2023, at 08:01 pm
New York: The multiple restrictions placed on women and girls by Afghanistan’s de facto rulers are costing the Taliban “both domestic and international legitimacy” and are highly unpopular across the country, said the top UN official based there on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Mine explosion leaves a person killed in Wardak
Jun 18, 2023, at 08:41 pm
A provincial police officer in Wardak said one person was killed in a mine explosion on Sunday, media reports said.
Report shows unemployment has spiked in Afghanistan in past 2 years
Jun 18, 2023, at 12:48 am
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recently released a report and said the number of unemployed people in Afghanistan has increased significantly in the past two years, media reports said.
Afghan police smash drug lab in western Nimroz
Jun 16, 2023, at 11:56 pm
Zaranj: Afghan police have discovered and destroyed a drug lab in Dilaram district of Afghanistan's western Nimroz province, Mawlawi Abdul Wasi Omar, the district's head of counter-narcotics police, said Friday.
Chinese investors visit Afghanistan over possible business expansion: Reports
Jun 16, 2023, at 11:52 pm
Kabul: Several Chinese investors have travelled to Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak to assess the possibility of expanding business opportunities in the region, media reports said.
Afghanistan: One child killed, 2 injured in mine blast
Jun 12, 2023, at 11:20 pm
Firoz Koah: A child was killed, and two others were injured as a mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's western Ghor province on Monday, an official said.
Afghanistan: Three die in road mishap in Kofaab district
Jun 11, 2023, at 11:42 pm
Kabul: At least three people died in a traffic mishap in Kofaab district of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad urges Pakistan to stop arresting refugees
Jun 10, 2023, at 08:32 pm
Islamabad: The Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad on Friday urged the Pakistani government not to detain its refugees any further.
Afghanistan: Fire at Jawzjan Oil Station leaves one dead
Jun 10, 2023, at 08:22 pm
A fire broke out at a fuel station in Afghanistan's Sheberghan city on Friday which left at least one person dead.
Mine blast kills one in Afghanistan's Ghazni
Jun 08, 2023, at 07:47 pm
At least one person was killed as a mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province on Wednesday, a district police officer Mohammad Nasir said on Thursday.
Passenger van overturns in central Afghanistan, injuring 14
Jun 08, 2023, at 04:51 am
Bamyan: At least 14 commuters sustained injuries on Wednesday after a passenger van turned turtle in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province, a statement of the provincial police released here said.
Kabul residents complain about Taliban govt's slow passport distribution process
Jun 06, 2023, at 12:18 am
Several Kabul residents have complained that the pass distribution system in the country is very slow.
Pakistan, Afghanistan among global hunger hotspots: UN report
Jun 05, 2023, at 10:40 pm
New York: Acute food insecurity is set to potentially increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “Hotspots” comprising a total of 22 countries, which include Afghanistan and Pakistan, a new UN early warning report has found.
Afghanistan: Primary school students poisoned
Jun 05, 2023, at 02:39 pm
Sari Pul, Afghanistan: Scores of students of a primary girl school were poisoned in Sancharak district of Afghanistan's northern Sari Pul province on Sunday, provincial director for Information and Culture, Mufti Amir Saripuli said Monday.
Two killed, 8 injured as mini-bus overturns in Afghanistan
Jun 04, 2023, at 08:29 am
Kabul: At least two commuters were killed, and eight others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province, provincial police spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusuf Asrar said on Saturday.
Pakistan implements mechanism for barter trade with Russia, Iran, Afghanistan: Ministry
Jun 04, 2023, at 12:00 am
Islamabad: In efforts to boost trade and manage a balance of payments crisis, Pakistan has implemented Business-to-Business Barter Trade Mechanism to allow barter trade with Russia, Iran and Afghanistan, according to Pakistan's Ministry of Commerce.
Pakistan: Minor Afghan girl raped in Islamabad
Jun 03, 2023, at 03:58 pm
Islamabad: A minor Afghan girl was allegedly raped in Pakistan's Islamabad city in broad daylight.
Afghanistan: Afghanistan security forces kill ISIS commander in Nangarhar
Jun 02, 2023, at 11:41 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces, which are led by the Taliban, have claimed to have killed a senior ISIS commander and his accomplice in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 3 children die in mine explosion
May 30, 2023, at 03:00 pm
Kabul: At least three children were killed and another was hurt when a mine explosion rocked Wardak province of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Mine blasts kill 3 children, injure 1 in Afghanistan's Wardak province
May 30, 2023, at 01:22 am
Maidan Shar/Afghanistan/IBNS/UNI: Three children were killed and another injured in two separate blasts of mines left over from the past wars in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province on Sunday, said a statement of the provincial government released here on Monday.
Afghanistan: Young graduates in Balkh forced to take up taxi driving due to lack of jobs
May 29, 2023, at 03:24 am
Balkh: Young graduates in Afghanistan's Balkh province have now turned to taxi drivers due to a lack of jobs, media reports said.
Afghanistan-Iran Border Clash: Two Iranian border guards, one Taliban security personnel killed
May 29, 2023, at 03:17 am
At least two Iranian border guards and one Taliban security personnel were killed during clashes at the border crossing point of the two nations.
Take water issue seriously: Iran President Raisi tells Taliban govt of Afghanistan
May 21, 2023, at 04:39 am
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said the Taliban government of Afghanistan should ensure Iran's water rights of the Helmand River based on international treaties, media reports said.
China is growing influence on Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
May 21, 2023, at 04:29 am
Beijing/Kabul: China is currently working to manage Afghanistan's foreign relations in a bid to help the Taliban-ruled country to escape its current state of isolation on the world stage, media reports said.
Children bearing the brunt of Afghanistan crisis: UNICEF
May 20, 2023, at 12:17 am
New York: Roughly 90 per cent of the population in Afghanistan is on the brink of poverty “and children bear the brunt of it,” the Representative of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in the country, Fran Equiza, told journalists in New York on Thursday.