At least five people have been killed and 44 others injured after a passenger bus overturned in the Salang area of northern Baghlan province, officials said on Sunday. Mohammad Ashraf Haqshenas, spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW), wrote on his X account that the incident occurred in the Shawal area, north of Salang, More
The United States military has launched large-scale retaliatory strikes against dozens of Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria Friday, media reports said. According to Reuters, more than 70 IS targets were hit in the strikes, with around 100 munitions used by a combination of fighter jets, attack helicopters and rocket artillery. US Defense Secretary Pete More
Protests have erupted in Bangladesh over the killing of a prominent youth protest leader, and a national day of mourning has been declared, media reports said on Saturday. Sharif Osman Hadi, 23, was shot by several masked men last week in Dhaka, the nation’s capital. He succumbed to his injuries on Thursday at a hospital More
A special court in Pakistan on Saturday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison in the state gift case (Toshakhana-II), a media report said. Rana Muddasir Umar, Khan’s family lawyer, confirmed the sentence to Reuters, stating that the court announced the verdict without hearing the defence More
Former Iraqi President Barham Ahmed Salih has been elected by the United Nations General Assembly as the new High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Salih was selected following a competitive process in New York that attracted candidates from various countries. He is expected to officially assume office on 1 January 2026 and will be based in More
Mohammad Yousuf Kargar, President of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF), has been appointed as a member of the Technical and Development Committee of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Kargar officially received his membership of FIFA’s Development and Technical Committee during a recent plenary session held in Doha, Qatar, the AFF said in a More
India has sent medical aid to Afghanistan, including cancer medicines, vaccines, and a 128-slice CT scan machine, as part of its ongoing humanitarian support. On Tuesday, Afghanistan’s Minister of Public Health, Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, led a delegation to India at the invitation of the Indian government. The visit aimed to strengthen health cooperation between More
US President Donald Trump has expanded the list of countries whose citizens are barred from entering the United States, adding six more nations, including Palestine and Syria. The White House announced the expansion on Tuesday as part of an intensified crackdown on immigration, according to Al Jazeera. The newly added countries are Palestine, Burkina Faso, More
The Afghanistan-Pakistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industries (PAJCCI) on Wednesday reported that the closure of trade routes between the two countries has resulted in losses of up to $4.5 billion for Pakistan’s trade. According to reports, Pakistan closed all trade routes with Afghanistan approximately two months ago following alleged violations of Afghan territory by More
The price of silver in global markets has more than doubled in less than one year and has also followed a sharp upward trend in Afghanistan. Economic experts attribute the rise to a reduction in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve, increased global demand, and the world’s growing shift towards green energy. The price More
