Pakistan has closed the Torkham crossing for all types of movement, local officials in eastern Nangarhar said on Sunday. Qureshi Badloon, the information officer at the Information and Culture department of Nangarhar, wrote on his Facebook that the Pakistani side shut the Torkham crossing for all types of travel and transport this morning. Pakistan has More
Afghan bodybuilder Ali Bilal claimed second place in the “Men’s Physique” category at the 2025 Mr. Olympia World Bodybuilding Championships on Sunday. The competitions were held over the past two days in various categories in Las Vegas, USA. Ali Bilal, a global star in men’s physique, once again earned the silver medal on the world’s More
India’s Ministry of External Affairs says New Delhi has provided food assistance to the recent earthquake victims in Afghanistan. Randhir Jaiswal, spokesman for the ministry wrote on his X handle that the aid was handed over by Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to his Afghan counterpart Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi. Muttaqi travelled to More
US President Donald Trump has announced that his administration will impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China starting November 1, Reuters reports. Trump also stated that export controls would be applied to all critical US-made software beginning the same date. In a post on Truth Social, the president wrote: “Starting November 1, 2025 More
Former president Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes on ‘Kabul and Paktika,” calling them a clear violation of international law and an invasion of Afghanistan’s territorial integrity. The former president wrote on his X page that “Pakistan’s policies towards Afghanistan and the region were ‘irresponsible’ and did not take into account their negative consequences. More
India will reopen its embassy in Kabul that was shut four years ago, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Friday. India closed its embassy in Kabul after the Islamic Emirate seized power following the withdrawal of US-led Nato forces in 2021, but opened a small mission a year later to facilitate trade, medical support, More
Tsunami warnings were issued in several countries after a strong earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck offshore in the southern Philippines on Friday. The country’s seismology agency asked people in nearby coastal areas to move inland or to higher ground. Agency Phivolcs warned of aftershocks from the quake, which struck in the morning in waters off More
Pajhwok findings show that compared to the beginning of the current solar year 1404, fuel prices in the global market have decreased by five percent, but in Afghanistan they have jumped 22 percent despite the afghani rising by 4.6 percent against the US dollar. Some analysts say that fuel prices have increased in Afghanistan because More
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has successfully completed the first phase of a nationwide measles vaccination campaign, with approximately 8.9 million children aged six months to ten years vaccinated across 17 provinces of Afghanistan. In a statement, WHO said that together with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and in collaboration with the More
The AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifier match between Afghanistan and Pakistan ended in a stalemate, with neither team hitting the net on Thursday. Despite creating scoring opportunities, both sides were unable to capitalize, resulting in a goalless draw. The two teams will face each other again on October 14, in Kuwait, where the More
