The World Bank has projected that Afghanistan’s economy will grow by 4.0 percent in 2026, driven by stronger domestic demand, higher private investment and the gradual integration of returnees into the labor market. In its latest report, the World Bank anticipates a 4.0 percent growth for Afghanistan’s economy in 2026, fueled by robust domestic demand, More
Three civilians were martyred and 45 others injured in attacks by Pakistani military regime on eastern Kunar province on Monday, the provincial information and culture department said. Najibullah Hanif, the director of information and culture, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the attacks occurred after midday, around 2:00 pm, when Pakistani forces first launched drone strikes More
At least five members of a family have been killed and two others injured after a hill collapsed onto a house in western Badghis province. In a statement, the governor’s office said the incident occurred on Friday night in the Baghaki area of Qala-i-Naw city. It added that a soil mound collapsed onto two rooms More
Three people have lost their lives and dozens of residential houses have been destroyed. Hedayatullah Hamdard, head of the Baghlan Department of Natural Disaster Management, said that on Thursday night, heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in Khinjan district, killing three people and destroying 15 residential houses. He added that, according to preliminary information, a further More
Official sources say that Wahidullah Asghari, the former head of Afghanistan’s National Snooker Federation, was killed in Kabul city after being abducted near his home. Shakib Sakhi, secretary-general of the National Snooker Federation, confirmed to the media that Wahidullah Asghari was abducted by unknown individuals on Tuesday this week near his residence in Qala-i-Fathullah, Kabul More
At least five people, including one woman, have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed after flash floods struck the western provinces of Badghis and Ghor, local officials said on Thursday. Baridad Saber, head of the Disaster Preparedness Department in Badghis, told Pajhwok that five people were killed in the province, including one woman. More
Kenya’s High Court has upheld a decision to extradite former Wolesi Jirga member Abdul Zahir Qadir to the United States, the BBC reported on Thursday. Qadir has been charged by US authorities in New York with drug trafficking and illegal possession of weapons. However, his lawyer and family have described the charges as politically motivated. More
At least four people have been killed in an avalanche in the Raghistan district of northeastern Badakhshan province, police said on Wednesday. In a statement, the provincial police headquarters said the victims had set out three days earlier in search of work when they were caught in the avalanche in the Aquba Shala area of More
The trial of Mohammad Sharifullah, accused of involvement in the 2021 Kabul airport attack, began on Monday in Virginia, United States. However, his defense lawyer stated that U.S. authorities have charged the wrong person in connection with the attack. The attack occurred during the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2021 at Kabul airport, More
A number of analysts, social media users and residents from various provinces across the country have strongly condemned recent remarks by Mohammad Mohaqiq regarding the Durand Line. Mohammad Mohaqiq — who held senior positions in the previous government and has been living abroad for nearly five years — said in a television interview that he More
