After nearly two months, Pakistan has reopened the Torkham and Chaman routes for the passage of United Nations humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, media reports said on Thursday. Geo News quoted Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi as saying that the crossings with Afghanistan have been partially reopened for UN aid. However, he clarified that trade More
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Jaan Shah Safi, an Afghan national, for alleged links to ISIS-K in the United States. On Wednesday, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents had detained Safi, who entered the United States under the Biden More
Tycoon businessman and Azizi Group chairman Mirwais Azizi says his company has prepared technical equipment and technology worth five billion US dollars within five months to generate around 5,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity in Afghanistan. He announced that practical work on projects aimed at producing 10,000 MW of power in various parts of the country More
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) estimates that around 1.5 million Afghans are living with “significant” disabilities, as the world marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). IDPD, observed annually on 3 December since 1992, aims to raise awareness of the rights, needs and contributions of persons with disabilities. In a More
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, appearing virtually to the court, has denied charges related to the shooting of two US National Guard members in the capital Washington, a media report said on Wednesday. Last Wednesday, two National Guard soldiers were shot near the White House. Both were critically wounded and one of them later died. Lakanwal, an Afghan More
Four badminton players from Uzbekistan have arrived in Kabul to participate in the Open Badminton Tournament, the General Directorate of Olympic, Physical Training and Sports announced on Wednesday. In a post on X, department head Mawlawi Ahmadullah Wasiq wrote: “Afghanistan is hosting foreign teams! Four players from Uzbekistan have arrived in Kabul to take part More
Russia and the United States failed to reach a compromise on a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine after a five-hour Kremlin meeting between President Vladimir Putin and two senior envoys of US President Donald Trump, according to media reports on Wednesday. The talks in Moscow — involving Putin, Trump’s special envoy More
Tajikistan is in discussions with Russia and a Moscow-led regional security bloc on the possible deployment of Russian troops to jointly patrol the volatile border with Afghanistan, Reuters reports. Over the past week, five Chinese nationals have been killed and five others injured near the Tajik–Afghan border. Following the incidents, Beijing urged its citizens working More
As many as 3,164 Afghan refugees have been forcibly deported from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran in a single day, an official said on Tuesday. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for Taliban, shared the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues report on his X handle, showing that 580 families, comprising 3,164 individuals, returned to the country on More
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to hold its quarterly meeting to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. According to a UNSC statement, Georgette Gagnon, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), along with a senior official from the UN Office for the Coordination of More
