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…
Following the regime change in Afghanistan in 2021, donors have halted funding for 40 COVID-19 hospitals, says the acting minister of public health. Qalandar Ebad told a private broadcaster the halt to funding and other restrictions had upset…
China and Iran have urged the caretaker government of Afghanistan to end restrictions on girls’ education and women’s work and form an inclusive government. In a joint statement released on Thursday, at the close of a visit to…
Five people were wounded on Sunday when an explosion occurred in the capital of southwestern Balochistan province. The explosion happened near the Quetta Police Lines, according to a rescue official, who said the injured were evacuated to hospital.…
Twenty-four tankers loaded with fuel had been returned back to Iran due to its low quality, The Afghanistan National Standard Authority (ANSA) said on Friday. ANSA on its Twitter handle wrote after laboratory test when it was proven…
Security forces have arrested 23 people in connection to different crimes in Kabul and other provinces in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Friday. Fourteen people have been arrested in connection to robbery…
A train carrying more than 500 tonnes of humanitarian aid from Turkey has arrived in western Herat province, says a media report. Leaving Ankara in coordination with the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), the 7th "Kindness Train"…
Russia will also participate in TAPI transnational gas pipeline project if receives a proposal from partner countries, says President Vladimir Putin’s special representative for Afghanistan. The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline will transport up to 33 billion cubic meters of…
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has held talks with Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) representative Muhammad Saeed Al-Ayash. At a meeting in Kabul on Saturday, the minister said the two sides could make progress in addressing problems…
The governor of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the Afghan consul general in Peshawar have promised efforts for the promotion of bilateral trade. Afghan diplomat Hafiz Mohibullah met Governor Ghulam Ali at the Governor House and expressed their…
A major humanitarian aid group said on Tuesday it would be resuming health and nutrition operations in Afghanistan. CARE said it activities in the country would restart after obtaining assurances from the Ministry of Public Health that female…
Japan has donated $1.3 million to strengthen health services in southern Helmand province, the United Nations Population Fund in Afghanistan said on Monday. Japan is providing 1.3 million dollars to support the reproductive sector in Afghanistan, according to…
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has evinced an interest in playing play three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against Pakistan in the UAE in March. A private Pakistani TV channel reported the ACB contacted the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on…
A vessel carrying DAP fertiliser, imported under the Afghan Transit Trade (ATT), has arrived at the Gwadar Port in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province. The fertiliser weighing about 28,000 metric tonnes would be transported to the neighbouring country through…
A former US diplomat has blamed ex-president Ashraf Ghani for the collapse of peace negotiations with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Then secretary of state Mike Pompeo claimed his country wanted a peaceful transfer of power in Afghanistan,…
An ex-England skipper has queried Australia’s decision to pull out of a One-Day International (ODI) series against Afghanistan. The Aussies announced on Thursday pulling out of series, which was scheduled for March in the UAE, in the wake…
The UN Security Council has renewed its call acting government for the immediate lifting of all restrictions on Afghan girls and women. At a closed meeting on Friday, the powerful UN body discussed the ban on women working…
Republicans have formally launched an investigation into the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in 2021, reports CNN. The House Foreign Affairs Committee urged the State Department to provide the panel a plethora documents concerning the US…
Tajikistan has extended an agreement on exporting electricity to Afghanistan until the end of the current year, the power utility announced on Wednesday. Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) said in a statement that the contract was inked in…
Inordinate delays in clearance of containers imported under the Afghan Transit Trade Agreement (ATTA) have sparked concerns among business leaders from the two countries. The delays largely result from official demands for irrelevant documents at the Karachi sea…
