The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a plan aimed at preventing aid from reaching the Afghan government. Reports indicate that the plan, recently approved by the committee, seeks to block the transfer of US financial aid to Taliban. The committee’s chairman, Jim Risch, stated that more than 2,000 Americans were killed and over More
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) will cease operations on January 31, 2026, bringing an end to 17 years of activity. “SIGAR will officially close as an agency on January 31, 2026. We thank everyone who followed, used, and supported SIGAR’s independent oversight over the past 17 years,” the watchdog said in a More
A mother and her six children have been killed and the father injured after the roof of their house collapsed in eastern Nangarhar province. According to a statement from the provincial police headquarters, the incident occurred on Wednesday night in the Ghochako area of the 7th municipality district of Jalalabad city. The police added that More
The Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) has renewed the licences of three media and journalist support bodies and revoked the licences of the remaining organisations due to repeated complaints from journalists and unprofessional conduct. In a statement, the ministry said it conducted a comprehensive assessment of media and journalist support organisations following persistent complaints More
Significant progress has been made on the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, with 91 kilometres of the route in western Herat province now prepared for pipeline installation. The TAPI pipeline extends approximately 1,800 kilometres, linking Turkmenistan to India through Afghanistan and Pakistan. Of this total, 816 kilometres run through Afghanistan. According to Mohammad Yousuf Syedi, More
Coinciding with the International Day of Education, girls above sixth grade and female university students, while emphasizing adherence to Islamic hijab and religious principles, have called on Taliban to allow them to return to schools and universities in the coming academic year. Observed annually on January 24, the International Day of Education highlights the role More
Afghanistan’s National Disaster Preparedness and Response Authority says that as a result of snowfall and rainfall over the past three days, 61 people have lost their lives and 110 others have been injured across the country. In a statement released today (Saturday), the authority said that in addition to the casualties, 458 residential houses have More
Two people have died and 12 others were injured after an avalanche struck the Doshakh area of Salang district, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) said on Friday. Mohammad Ashraf Haqshenas, the ministry’s spokesperson, wrote on his X page that the incident occurred on Thursday, when the avalanche caused a hotel and several shops to More
At least six children were killed after the roof of a house collapsed in Dand district of southern Kandahar province, officials said on Thursday. Abdul Salam Omari, Director of Disaster Preparedness, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident occurred on Wednesday night in the Karz area of the district. He confirmed that all the victims More
The Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh, has claimed responsibility for a blast in the capital Kabul, the explosion occurred on Monday afternoon at around 3:00pm at a joint Chinese-Afghan restaurant in the Gulfroshi alley of the Shahr-i-Naw neighbourhood. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said at least six people were killed and more than More
