Afghanistan

Another powerful quake hits western Afghanistan days after 2,000 died

Oct 11, 2023 04:48

Another strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake has hit an area in western Afghanistan where a series of similar tremors there left 2,000 people killed on the weekend.
Search for survivors as death toll from Afghanistan quake mounts

Oct 09, 2023 09:36

Rescue teams are searching for those trapped under the debris two days after deadly, magnitude 6.3 earthquakes rattled the northwestern city of Herat and its surroundings, killing thousands of people.
UK begins inquiry into army’s extra-judicial killings of Afghans

Oct 09, 2023 05:20

A public inquiry on the extra-judicial killing of 80 civilians in Afghanistan by members of the British military begins hearings in the UK.
Iran's FM: Muslim countries must join hands in defending Palestinians, al-Aqsa

Oct 09, 2023 02:30

Iran's foreign minister has called on all Muslim countries to join hands in defending the Palestinian people and the al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
Death toll rises to 1,000 in Afghanistan earthquake

Oct 08, 2023 05:23

The death toll from a series of earthquakes in Afghanistan that has hit the northwestern part of the country has risen to one thousand, officials said.
Magnitude 6.3 quake in west Afghanistan leaves multiple casualties

Oct 07, 2023 07:59

A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake has hit western Afghanistan, leaving at least 15 people dead and scores injured, officials say.
Pakistani, Afghan FMs meet amid growing tensions over deportation of refugees

Oct 06, 2023 04:48

The foreign ministers of Pakistan and Afghanistan have met in Tibet at a time when relations between the two countries have hit a new low.
Pakistan announces to expel more than 1 million Afghan refugees

Oct 05, 2023 10:27

Pakistan has ordered more than 1.7 million undocumented Afghan immigrants to leave the country within a month or face deportation. This comes amid claims by Islamabad that most terrorist bombings in the country this year were carried out by Afghan nationals.
Iranian initiative brings education to Afghans’ homes

Oct 05, 2023 05:54

As the Taliban have banned Afghan girls from attending schools, a TV channel in Afghanistan is offering an alternative way for students to continue their educations at home.
US 2015 bombing of Kunduz hospital still haunts Afghanistan

Oct 03, 2023 14:23

Today marks the eighth anniversary of one of the most horrific attacks on a medical facility in recent history. Back in 2015, US warplanes heavily bombed a trauma hospital run by Doctors Without Borders in Afghanistan’s northern city of Kunduz, killing 42 people.