Around 5,000 flights were cancelled and more than 10,000 delayed in the United States due to a problem with the air traffic control system. Although the nationwide flight suspension order was later lifted, an additional $30.1 billion has been requested to modernise the country's ageing aviation system.
At least 23 people have been killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a truck in India’s northeastern state of Assam, according to media reports. Reuters reported on Friday that the accident occurred in Assam, in…
Eleven people, including a child, have been killed and two others injured after a passenger vehicle plunged into a river in Gupis district of Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region. Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reported on 13 November that the incident occurred…
The Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit is scheduled to take place in the Chinese city of Shenzhen on 18 and 19 November, with the possibility of a meeting between the leaders of the United States, China andRussia on…
The governor of Uzbekistan’s Andijan Province has pledged to strengthen agricultural cooperation with Afghanistan, including providing agricultural equipment and training Afghan specialists, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said. The commitment was made during a meeting between…
Several US Democratic senators have threatened to oppose a stopgap federal funding bill that wouldallow President Donald Trump’s administration to spend money on continuing the war against Iran. According to information published on Senator Chris Van Hollen’s official…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has claimed that a liquefied natural gas(LNG) carrier exploded after striking a sea mine in the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters reported on Friday, citing Iranian state media,…
Two civilians have been killed and at least 16 people, including three Pakistani border guards, injured in a car bomb attack on a security checkpoint in Mastung district of Balochistan, according to media reports. The attack took place…
The United States handled more than $12 billion in revenue from Venezuela’s oil and other natural resources during the first nine months of 2026, according to a report released by the US Department of State. Reuters reported that…
Manzoor Pashteen, leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), says he will oppose plans involving the sale and investment in the mines and natural resources of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, vowing not to allow these resources to be sold. In…
Two sisters of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, have been released after spending several weeks in detention, following the suspension of their detention orders by the government. According to Reuters, Uzma Khan…
Fifteen economic cooperation agreements worth a total of $103 million have been signed between the private sectors of Afghanistan and Russia in the presence of Afghanistan’s deputy prime minister for economic affairs and Russia’s deputy prime minister, the…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that it targeted and destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain in retaliation for an airstrike on a telecommunications tower in the Sirik area of Iran’s Hormozgan province. In a…
Afghanistan and Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan have agreed to expand cooperation in trade, transit and investment. The first meeting of the joint working committee between Afghanistan and Tatarstan was held in Kabul on Thursday, co-chaired by Afghanistan’s Minister…
A total of 112 families, comprising 518 individuals, have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan through four border crossings over the past 24 hours, the Secretariat of the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Problems said. In its daily…
Poverty and unemployment have driven some young men from Ghor province to Iran in search of work and a means of supporting their families.
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund has called for expanding trade between Afghanistan and Russia, inviting Russian companies to invest in mining, industry, infrastructure, agriculture and livestock.
The deputy prime minister office has called for greater cooperation from international organisations and aid agencies to help reduce begging in Afghanistan.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 3.7 million children in Afghanistan suffer from acute malnutrition, while another 1.65 million are in a critical condition.
A handicrafts and tailoring workshop in northwestern Nimroz province has trained 800 girls and provided employment to 130 women since it was established three years ago, offering opportunities for vocational training and income generation. Sohaila Alizehi, head of…
A total of 708 Afghans released from Pakistani prisons returned to the country this week, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said.
A car bomb attack targeted a police station in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, local media reported.
Industrial factories in western Herat province produce around 4,000 tonnes of steel rebar daily, the provincial Information and Culture Department said on Thursday.
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry Mawlawi Ahmadullah Zahid has travelled to India at the head of a delegation on an official visit following an invitation from the Indian government, the ministry said.
