Human Rights Watch (HRW), citing a report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), has called for an impartial investigation into Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan, which killed at least 28 civilians, including women and children, and injured 49 others.
At least 1,416 Afghan nationals have been released from Pakistani prisons and returned to Afghanistan this week, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Thursday.
British media outlets, citing two witnesses, have published fresh accounts alleging war crimes by UK special forces in Afghanistan, including the killing of Afghan civilians and the alleged mistreatment of detainees.
A 41-year-old Afghan woman Yasamin Ataye has been killed in the city of Sherbrooke in Canada's Quebec province, with her son arrested and charged in connection with her death, media reports said on Tuesday.
A woman allegedly stabbed her husband to death in southern Kandahar province, police said on Sunday.
The Ministry of Interior says an armed robber was killed, another was injured and a third was arrested during a clash with security forces in Shibkoh district of western Farah province.
Former Afghan lawmaker Abdul Zahir Qadir has been extradited to the United States after being arrested in Kenya, where he is facing charges related to alleged drug trafficking and firearms offences, US authorities said.
The Ministry of Interior says it has arrested a man in eastern Nangarhar province on charges of stealing more than three million Pakistani rupees and 100,000 afghanis from a moneychanger. In a statement, the ministry said that forces…
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 638 Afghan migrants were released from Pakistani prisons last week and returned to Afghanistan. In a statement issued on Thursday, the ministry said the migrants had been detained for varying…
A man has been arrested in connection with the killing of a 14-year-old boy in Darzab district of northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Wednesday. Police spokesman Qari Abdul Sattar Halimi told Pajhwok Afghan News: “The teenager…
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) says the General Directorate of Traffic Police issued 145,000 driving licences and 388,000 vehicle registration documents over the past year and recovered 181 stolen vehicles, returning them to their owners.
A number of weapons smuggled from Pakistan have been discovered and seized in Dand-i-Patan district of southeastern Paktia province.
Afghanistan’s Defence Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid has visited several border and strategic areas in northeastern Badakhshan province.
Three individuals have been arrested on charges of killing a taxi driver and stealing his car in western Herat province, an official said on Saturday.
Eight Buddhist monks were killed after a car driven by an 11-year-old child plowed into a religious procession in Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand. According to Al Jazeera, the incident occurred on Thursday as about 30 Buddhist monks and…
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) says that with the implementation of a long-term counter-narcotics strategy, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has reduced the cultivation and production of narcotics in the country to nearly zero and is now focusing on preventing the trafficking of synthetic and modern drugs from neighbouring countries.
At least 147 Afghan refugees have been released from prisons in Pakistan and returned to Afghanistan during the current week, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Thursday.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) says the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing has identified more than 3.94 million jeribs of pastureland in northern Sar-i-Pul province. In a statement, the ministry said the pasturelands are located in…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says opium production in Afghanistan has declined by 95 percent since 2023, significantly affecting the global illicit opiates market. UNODC, in its World Drug Report 2026, said the unprecedented…
India’s Ministry of External Affairs has strongly condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghanistan, calling them a violation of the country’s sovereignty and a direct threat to regional peace and stability.
The United Nations, expressing concern over civilian casualties following Pakistani military regime airstrikes in Afghanistan, has said that civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected at all times.
The International Human Rights Foundation (IHRF) and Zalmay Khalilzad, former US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation has expressed deep concern over last night’s airstrikes by Pakistan’s military regime on Paktia, Paktika and Kunar provinces, and has condemned the…
At least 36 people, including women and children, have been martyred and 163 others injured in airstrikes by the Pakistani military regime in southeastern Paktika, Paktia and eastern Kunar provinces, an official said on Monday.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has urged the United Nations to fairly and accurately reflect the country’s counter-narcotics achievements in its upcoming World Drug Report, while calling for practical cooperation to support alternative livelihoods for farmers.
