Governance & Politics

Afghan Foreign Minister has discussed bilateral relations and recent regional developments with his Omani counterpart.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says the government of Japan has provided two million US dollars to support emergency assistance for Afghans returning from Iran and Pakistan, as well as vulnerable host communities across Afghanistan.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said efforts by the United States to transform Afghan society into a Western-style democracy were unlikely to succeed from the outset.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is scheduled to meet on Afghanistan today (Monday) with representatives from several regional countries in attendance.

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.

The Afghan Consulate in Bonn, Germany, says passport issuance for Afghan citizens has resumed after the mission’s administration was transferred to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, with about 4,000 passports currently in the printing stage.

Former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad says he does not believe the Pakistani public supports the establishment’s policies that have led to Afghan civilian casualties, arguing the divide between the people and the ruling authorities is widening.

The United Kingdom will suspend new study visas for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and will halt work visas for Afghans, as part of a crackdown on what it says is a sharp rise in asylum claims linked to student visa holders.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) says at least 110 civilians have been martyred, 123 others wounded and 8,400 families displaced in Pakistani military attacks on Afghanistan.

The United Nations has designated 2026 as the “International Year of Women Farmers,” emphasising the decisive role of women in ensuring global food security and economic growth.

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai and former head of the High Council for Peace Dr. Abdullah Abdullah expressed sorrow over the reported killing of Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold a meeting on Afghanistan on March 9, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has announced.