The UN Security Council Sanctions Committee has updated the sanctions list targeting 22 officials of Taliban. However, Zabihullah Mujahid described the move as a violation of individual rights and called for the sanctions to be lifted. According to the UN Security Council, the sanctions were imposed under Chapter VII of the UN Charter and the More
At least five people were killed and four others injured in a traffic accident in northeastern Badakhshan Province, an official said on Sunday. Police chief Saifuddin Azim, said the incident occurred around 5:00am today when a Land Cruiser-type vehicle veered off the road and overturned in Shahr-i-Bozorg. The district of Shahr-i-Bozorg has frequently witnessed deadly More
China has urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to exercise restraint and commence dialogue as soon as possible. Lin Jian, spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, wrote on X that Beijing hoped both sides would remain calm, exercise restraint and hold face-to-face talks at the earliest opportunity. He said the Chinese special envoy in Kabul, More
The UN Security Council is scheduled to vote next Monday on a resolution regarding the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). According to reports, although China requested that the resolution extend UNAMA’s mandate for one year, the United States rejected the proposal and insisted that the mission be More
The Pakistan Army on Saturday confirmed that drones launched by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) targeted positions in Quetta, Kohat, and Rawalpindi. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a statement, confirmed that four people were injured as a result of debris from the drone incidents, Dawn reported. Based on reports on Friday, the Pakistan More
A reliable source says that four people, including women and children, were martyred and 25 others injured in Thursday night’s attack by Pakistan’s military regime in the Pul-i-Charkhi area of Kabul city. According to the source, the strike took place Thursday night in localities 23 and 24 of the 21st police district of Kabul. The More
As many as 68,000 children have been displaced in eastern Afghanistan following an escalation in armed clashes with Pakistan, Save the Children reports. About 134,000 people have also been affected by disruptions to the organisation’s activities, including health, nutrition, child protection and education programmes, Save the Children said in a report published on Tuesday. “The More
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said efforts by the United States to transform Afghan society into a Western-style democracy were unlikely to succeed from the outset. He made the remarks in a televised interview with CBS News. He said: “The hubris of ‘we’re going to take Afghanistan and turn it into a Jeffersonian More
A senior member of Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-K), also known as Daesh and the planner of last year’s attack on a Kabul Bank branch in northern Kunduz province, has been killed by unidentified gunmen in Peshawar, Al-Mirsad reported on Sunday. According to well-informed security sources cited by Al-Mirsad, Zalmai Badakhshi, a senior operational planner More
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said peace and stability in Afghanistan are highly important for the region and that tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan are being closely monitored. Fidan made the remarks following an informal meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States held in Istanbul on Saturday. He More
