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Pajhwok Afghan News — Reflecting the Truth

9.3m people receive humanitarian aid in Afghanistan in 8 months: OCHA

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says 9.3 million people in Afghanistan received at least one form of humanitarian assistance in the first eight months of 2026, but only 30 percent of the required funding has been secured by the…

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Kandahar pomegranate growers grapple with drought, price slump, lack of export barriers

Pomegranate production in southern Kandahar province is expected to decline this year, while water shortages, falling prices and limited access to foreign markets are causing financial losses for growers.

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Afghanistan, today

Every story Pajhwok filed in the last 24 hours, placed where it happened, and the rest of the week in lighter dots. Dots grow with coverage; red marks the provinces making news right now.

Paktia · 1 story this weekGhazni · 1 story this weekBaghlan · 1 story this weekKandahar · 3 stories this weekHerat · 4 stories this weekGhor · 1 story todayKabul · 7 stories todaySwatPeshawarKohatBannuChamanQuettaKabulGhorHeratKandaharBaghlanGhazniPaktia18°Herat20°Kandahar16°Balkh17°Nangarhar11°Kabul22°Helmand25°Nimroz5°Ghor14°Badakhshan9°Ghazni14°Badghis22°Farah11°Paktika14°Zabul15°Baghlan9°Daykundi16°Jawzjan14°Faryab15°15°Sar-e Pol4°Bamyan17°Kunduz15°14°11°0°Nuristan14°KhostKabul – Salang – Pul-i-KhumriKabul – Jalalabad – TorkhamKabul – Ghazni – KandaharKandahar – HeratHerat – Maimana – Mazar-i-SharifMazar-i-Sharif – Aybak – Pul-i-KhumriPul-i-Khumri – Kunduz – FaizabadKabul – BamyanKabul – Gardez – KhostKandahar – Spin BoldakHerat – Islam QalaMazar-i-Sharif – HairatanKabulHeratKandaharMazar-i-SharifJalalabadKunduzTorkhamSpin BoldakIslam QalaHairatanGhazniPul-i-KhumriMaimanaBamyanGardezKhostFaizabadAybakTakharBadakhshan4.24.3