A Belarusian man has been arrested after picking up a one-year-old Afghan boy and violently throwing him to the ground in the arrivals hall of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, media reports said on Thursday. The child reportedly sustained severe spinal and cranial injuries as a result of the attack. According to The Daily Mirror, the suspect, More
Turkmenistan and the European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment to sustainable development and joint infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, including the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan railway. Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov met with Paola Pampaloni, Director of the European External Action Service for Asia, during the 17th Turkmenistan-EU Human Rights Dialogue in Brussels, the Caspian Post More
The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a meeting on Afghanistan, followed by closed-door consultations, on Monday (June 23), the council said in a statement said on Saturday. In its statement, the Security Council wrote: “On Monday morning (23 June), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Afghanistan. Special Representative of More
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged the international community to maintain its support for Afghanistan and not abandon the investments made in the country. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) quoted UNHCR’s representative in Afghanistan, Arafat Jamal, as saying that millions of Afghans are returning to their More
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) will launch a large-scale program called “First Food for Afghanistan” to address the ongoing food crisis in the country. Half of children in Afghanistan are malnourished, and UNICEF is launching a major multi-sectoral program called “First Food for Afghanistan” to prevent this food crisis, UNICEF wrote in More
Four miners have died following the collapse of a coal mine in the Dara-i-Suf Bala district of northern Samangan province, a police official said on Sunday. Hashmatullah Rahmani, spokesman for the Samangan Police, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident occurred three days ago in the village of Lailawa Qobi. Following the collapse, four miners More
The United Nations has urged immediate global action to prevent malnutrition in Afghanistan, warning that efforts to combat the crisis have reached a critical juncture. In a joint statement, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP), UN Population Fund (UNFPA), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) said More
The World Health Organization’s representative office in Afghanistan says Congo fever cases are on the rise and advised people with symptoms such as fever, headache, and muscle pain to see a doctor. The WHO in Afghanistan on its Facebook page without providing specific statistics on the number of people infected with the disease: “CCHF is More
Amid rising tensions, US media reports that Israel is preparing for a possible strike on Iran and its nuclear sites. In response, Tehran has threatened to attack US bases in host countries, prompting Washington to evacuate some staff from its embassy in Baghdad. US officials have been told Israel is fully ready to launch an More
The sixth round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States is set to take place this Sunday in Muscat, the capital of Oman, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Tuesday. In a statement via the ministry’s Telegram channel, Baghaei confirmed: “Following recent consultations, the next round of indirect negotiations between More
