Afghanistan

Magnitude 6.3 quake in west Afghanistan leaves multiple casualties

Oct 07, 2023 11:29

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 08:18

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 13:57

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 09:24

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 17:53

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.
Afghans celebrate Islamic Unity Week

Oct 03, 2023 06:27

In the Afghan capital Kabul, a large ceremony was held to mark the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad and the Islamic Unity Week.
One year after attack on education center in Kabul

Oct 02, 2023 13:12

A year ago, a horrific attack hit the Kaj Education Center in the west of Kabul, killing dozens of people and wounding more than a hundred. Most of the victims were students from the Shia Hazara community, who have been repeatedly targeted by the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
US bent on creating insecurity for Afghanistan’s neighbors: Iran envoy

Oct 01, 2023 15:49

Iran’s ambassador to Afghanistan says the United States’ main policy on Afghanistan is to create insecurity for the country’s neighbors.
Iran urges more cooperation by neighbors to help Afghanistan, calls for preventing US return

Sep 30, 2023 17:52

A senior Iranian official has emphasized the need to enhance cooperation in the region and to prevent the United States from returning to Afghanistan, while criticizing Washington’s “destructive role” in the war-torn country in the past two decades.
Malnutrition crisis worsening in Afghanistan amid US sanctions, aid cuts

Sep 29, 2023 08:11

Afghanistan is facing a humanitarian disaster as millions of people suffer from acute hunger and malnutrition.