The Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) has halted all its operations and humanitarian activities in Afghanistan. In a statement, NPA said the Department of State had instructed it to immediately pause its US-funded activities in Afghanistan. NPA’s announcement comes days after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing all of America’s foreign aid. Besides More
At least 56 people have been killed and 158 others wounded in fresh air raids and missile strikes in the Sudanese capital city of Khartoum, media reports said on Sunday. According to the VOA, after months of wrangling over the political fate of the Rapid Support Force (RSF) personnel and their integration into the national More
Pakistani authorities handed over 141 Afghan citizens, including women and children to the Afghan side at the Torkham crossing in eastern Nangarhar province. Bakhti Jamal Gohar, chief of Torkham Border and Transport, told Pajhwok Afghan News that 141 Afghan refugees were transferred to Afghanistan by Pakistani authorities. He said the detainees, originally from Kunar, Kapisa, More
About 91 Afghan nationals have been released from jails in Pakistan and return to their homeland, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Monday. In a statement, MoRR said the individuals, who had spent two to 27 days in jail, were freed from different prisons as a result of efforts by Afghan officials. More
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday his country will respond immediately and forcefully if the United States goes ahead with a threat to impose tariffs President Donald Trump has set a Saturday deadline to slap a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico. He says he wants stronger action to halt the More
The German parliament has rejected a proposal to tighten immigration laws proposed by two conservative Christian Democratic (CDU) and Christian Social (CSU) parties. Guardian reported: “The bill was rejected by 350 to 338, out of 693 MPs who voted, including five abstentions”. The German parliament rejected the bill to tighten immigration controls brought by the More
Former US special representative for Afghanistan Zalmai Khalilzad has asked some countries including Afghanistan to release American hostages in the first step if they seek a fresh start with the United States. In a post on X, Khalilzad wrote: “If leaders of countries want to turn a new page with #USA, a good first step More
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says 39 percent of households in Afghanistan are facing severe water shortages due to dried up water resources. OCHA wrote on its website that 39 percent of households in Afghanistan are facing severe water shortages and 23 percent use contaminated water. It said $264 More
Syria’s newly appointed president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, said on Thursday he will form an inclusive transitional government until it can hold free and fair elections. Sharaa addressed the nation in his first speech since being appointed president for the transitional period on Wednesday by armed factions that ousted former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a lightning More
Israel began releasing 110 Palestinian prisoners after delaying the process and after: Hamas freed three Israeli and five Thai prisoners in Gaza on Thursday. From the Israeli side, buses arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah carrying some of the 110 Palestinian prisoners to be freed as part of the phased agreement. Women in More
