While the month of Ramadan brings colourful iftar tables for many families, in some parts of Zaranj, the capital of northwestern Nimroz province, women live in conditions so dire that they cannot even feed their children. They are appealing for help.

The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) says that since the beginning of solar year 1404, more than 4,100 electronic ID cards have been issued to Afghan citizens in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stated that talks with the United States may no longer be on the agenda following a US‑Israeli military operation against the Islamic Republic.

Afghan taekwondo athlete Farzad Mansouri has won a gold medal at the 2026 Open G2 World Taekwondo competitions in the United States after defeating four opponents.

At least 14 Afghan migrants have died after a boat carrying them collided with a Turkish coastguard vessel off the Mediterranean coast, according to reports. Several others were rescued.

The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice and Hearing Complaints (MoVV) says it has addressed nearly 3,500 cases related to women’s Sharia rights.

The Afghanistan Standards and Quality Authority (ASQA) has returned 25.455 tonnes of substandard iron girders to the exporting country after comprehensive inspections, as the materials failed to meet domestic standards.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has said that new findings by the United Nations (UN) indicate Afghan women are nearly four times less likely than men to have access to formal justice mechanisms.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said peace and stability in Afghanistan are highly important for the region and that tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan are being closely monitored.

A 14-year-old child has died and four others were injured after the roof of a house collapsed in the Alasay district of central Kapisa province.

The prices of Indian sugar, Kazakh flour, cooking oil, petrol, liquefied gas and Russian gold surged, while diesel and Arabian gold declined in the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

The President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, says several countries have begun efforts to mediate between Iran, the United States and Israel.