Islamic Emirate supreme leader Maulvi Hibatullah Akhunzada has asked judges to ensure justice in their verdicts because justice is an instrument for the government’s survival. In a rare audio message Islamic Emirate spokesman Zabihullah shared on his twitter…
The embassy of China in Kabul has spelled out 11 points that clarify the country’s stance Afghanistan. The embassy said China respected the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Afghanistan. A statement from the embassy said China also…
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang is taking part in a high-level meeting on the prevailing situation on Afghanistan in Samarkand. Uzbekistan is hosting the gathering of foreign ministers from the countries neighbouring Afghanistan from April 12 to 13.…
Humanitarian aid from Kazakhstan has arrived at the Hairatan port in northern Balkh province. The 80-wagon assistance, which was handed over to the local administration at the port, included flour, cooking oil, legumes, milk and sugar. Kazakh Ambassador…
Practical work on the trans-Afghan railway project connecting Central Asian countries with Afghanistan will get under way in the near future, officials say. The project involving Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan is expected open up international trade routes and…
Russia says its consulate general in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, is already operational. The state-run news agency TASS quoted Russian presidential envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov as announcing the functioning of the diplomatic mission. Alexey…
Japan has contributed additional $5 million to United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan. The UN food agency welcomed the contribution, which came amid food ration cuts pushing tens of thousands of families to the brink. In…
KABUL (Pajhwok) Five Afghans will play in the Indian domestic Twenty/20 competition the Indian Premier League (IPL) starting tomorrow. The first match will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans. The Indian Cricket Board founded the League in…
Japan has pledged $21 million in aid to Afghanistan, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday. UNICEF said: “In support of better child health amidst a devastating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the government of…
Dozens of children have returned home after being treated in Germany, says the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS). Fifty children suffering from severe burns and bone disease had been sent to Germany for treatment last year, ARCS said…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says they are working to assist 44 Americans waiting for exiting Afghanistan. Blinken said this while testifying before Congress, where members of the opposition Republican Party faulted the US exit from Afghanistan…
Acting Defense Minister Maulvi Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid has said the special forces are ready to offer any sacrifice to protect the lives and property of the people. The minister said this while addressing the graduation ceremony of the…
The country’s Supreme Court has declared Thursday March 23, 2023 as the first day of the holy month of Ramadan and congratulated all people on its beginning, an official said. The announcement came late on Thursday from the…
Five security personnel, including a senior military officer, have been killed in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official Brig Mustafa Kamal Barki was killed and seven soldiers were wounded during an encounter with terrorists in…
One child has been killed and two others wounded as a result of traffic accident in Patu district of central Daikundi province, an official said on Tuesday. Police spokesman Ghulam Ali Javed said the accident took place after…
The maiden Afghanistan-Pakistan T20 series will begin at the Sharjah Stadium on March 25, both cricket boards have announced. The second T20 will be played on March 27 and the final match on two days later March 29.…
Russian entrepreneurs have inked a memorandum on the development of Afghanistan’s coal-based thermal power sector. In an interview, Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov said financiers from the Republic of Tatarstan had signed the memorandum. The ambassador recalled…
The Biden administration has asked Pakistan to discharge its obligations to Afghan refugees and asylum seekers on its soil. State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters the United States was in talks with Pakistani officials on actions against…
Iran says it has received little international support for hosting Afghan refugees amid the growing cost of living. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian raised the issue in meetings with Geneva-based heads of international humanitarian organisations on Tuesday evening.…
Afghanistan remains the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in 2023 despite the recent devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, says a senior UN official. The UN deputy special representative and humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan said 28 million Afghans relied…
Top Russian and Indian diplomats are poised to meet today (Wednesday) on issues of common interest, including Afghanistan. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in New Delhi from Baku on a three-day visit to India, TASS news agency…
Pakistan says its imports from Afghanistan have fallen drastically in the first seven months of the current fiscal year (2022-23). Compared to the corresponding period of last year, imports from the neighbouring country slumped to $13.389 million from…
A woman of Afghan origin has filed in the Sindh High Court (SHC) a petition seeking Pakistani citizenship. Nazi was born to Afghan parents in Pakistan, her counsel informed the court on Friday. She has tied the knot…
The Torkham crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan reopened on Thursday for pedestrian movement and trade. The gate was reopened at 9am in the presence of officials from both countries, reported the state-run Bakhtar News Agency, which gave no…
