At least 115 individuals have been killed and thousands of residential houses destroyed as a result of rainfall and flash floods in northern Nigeria, a media report said on Saturday. Al Jazeera reported several hours of torrential rains battered Mokwa city late on Wednesday, with rescuers still searching for possible victims. Niger State Emergency Management More
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that 22.9 million people, including 12 million children, will need humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan in 2025. In its April report, the UN agency said 857,000 children under the age of five will need treatment for severe acute malnutrition this year. The report said expelling Afghan refugees from Pakistan More
A US plan for Gaza on Friday proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages alive and dead in the first week, in exchange for the release of 1,236 Palestinian prisoners and the remains of 180 dead Palestinians. The document, seen by Reuters, says the plan is guaranteed by US President Donald More
Thousands of people staged protest demonstrations in a number of provinces, including Kabul, against Israel’s attacks on Gaza on Friday. The protests were carried out after Friday prayers in capital Kabul and Balkh, Nangarhar, Paktia, Helmand, Panjshir, Kunar, Herat, Faryab, Jawzjan, Ghazni, Sar-i-Pul and a number of other provinces. The protesters chanted slogans such as More
India has confirmed starting visa issuance process for Afghans and said that the country has discontinued the e-emergency visa system for Afghans and has replaced it with a new module. Indian Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaistwal said: “We have now a new visa module for Afghan citizens and the new visa system will More
Afghanistan will play their third match against Iran in the Under-17 Central Asian Football Confederation (CAFA) Championship today. The Afghanistan Football Federation wrote on its Facebook page that the country’s U-17 national football team will play against Iran today in the CAFA Championship in Tashkent at 5:00 PM Afghan time. The Afghan team lost its More
A US court has ruled President Donald Trump overstepped his mandate to slap sweeping tariffs — a move that has jacked up the cost of imports for all Americans. CNN reported a three-judge panel at the US Court of International Trade in Manhattan, stopped Trump’s tariffs that he imposed citing emergency economic powers. The decision More
An association of writers has urged the Pakistan government to immediately halt the mass deportation of Afghans. PEN International and over a dozen other bodies issued the call in a joint statement that voiced concern at the large-scale expulsions of Afghans from Pakistan. From April 1 to May 18, 55,865 Afghan nationals — 35,975 ACC More
Four individuals were killed and 28 others injured when a passenger bus overturned in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a media report said on Thursday. Aaj News reported the bus was traveling from Sadiqabad to Quetta when it overturned, leaving four people dead including two children and 28 others injured. The injured, including children and women, were More
Elon Musk says he is quitting the Trump administration after helping spearhead a campaign to downsize the US government, says a media report. The BBC reported the world’s richest man thanked Trump for affording him the opportunity to help run the Department of Government Efficiency, known as Doge.. It added the White House started “offboarding” More
