The World Food Programme (WFP) has raised concerns over the situation of Afghan returnees from Iran, warning that limited resources allow it to support only a small portion of those in need. In its June monthly report, published today (Wednesday), WFP said it provided food and cash assistance to 1.8 million people across Afghanistan during More
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has allocated 10 million US dollars in cash assistance for Afghan refugees returning to their homeland. Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Maulvi Abdul Salam Hanafi met with UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva and a delegation accompanying her on Monday, the Presidential Palace wrote on its X More
The Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC), along with a number of current and former officials, politicians, writers, cultural figures and several well-known cricketers have expressed their deep sorrow over the sudden death of national and epic poet Matiullah Turab. They described his passing as a great loss to the country’s literary community. Renowned Afghan More
Nine people were killed after a fire broke out at a nursing home in the Massachusetts state of United State, a media report said on Tuesday. Reuters reported: “A fire that broke out at an assisted living facility for the elderly near Boston on Sunday night killed at least nine people and injured 30 others”. More
Residents of Hazrat Sultan district in northern Samangan province say an insect locally vas Kharak-i-Khaki has invaded hundreds of homes, disrupting their nightly peace and comfort. Local authorities, however, have announced the launch of a campaign to combat the insect infestation. Ajab Khan, a resident of one of the district’s villages, told Pajhwok Afghan News More
In the barren plains and treeless slopes of Daikundi’s mountains—where lush pastures once sustained thousands of livestock—a different picture of rural life is now painted: hungry herds and desperate herders. As drought continues and rainfall declines in Daikundi, hundreds of herding families find themselves in dire conditions. Residents of the province say that due to More
At least 110 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources cited by Al Jazeera. The attacks occurred on Saturday, with 34 of the victims reportedly killed while waiting for food aid at a distribution site operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in southern Rafah. Witnesses More
Hundreds of residents in western Herat province have launched “Sympathy and Cooperation Caravan” campaign to transport returnees from Islam Qala port to Herat city for free amid widespread deportations from Iran. Every day, a large number of returnees are evacuated directly to Kabul from Islam Qala port, but some returnee families temporarily relocated to Maulana More
With a worrying decline in groundwater levels in Kabul, environmental experts warn that any delay in launching the Panjshir Water Transfer Project could push the capital into a severe water crisis. The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW), however, says technical studies, surveys, and designs for the project are complete and have been submitted to More
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped and killed nine bus passengers in Pakistan’s Balochistan province last night and their bodies were transported to their hometowns in Punjab province on Friday morning, local officials told media. According to Dawn.com, at least nine passengers travelling on two Punjab-bound coaches were abducted and killed by unidentified armed men in the Sur-Dakai More
