Russian president Vladimir Putin has said he agrees with the idea of a ceasefire in Ukraine, but that “questions” remain about the nature of a truce – as he set out a number of tough conditions for peace. The Russian leader was responding to a plan for a 30-day ceasefire, which Ukraine agreed to earlier More
Australia interim mission on Afghanistan based in Doha highlighted the struggles of Afghan women and their fundamental rights at a gathering in the Qatari capital. Amanda McGregor, Special Representative forAfghanistan and Head of Australia’s Interim Mission on Afghanistan based in Doha, hosted an Iftar diner at the Australian Embassy on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on Sunday, “The event was a joyful More
People from a cross-section of society have rallied in Landikotal town against the continued closure of the Torkham crossing, Businesspeople, political figures, labourers and civil society members on Saturday asked Pakistan and Afghanistan to talk out their irritants as soon as possible. As the key crossing stayed shut for the 16th consecutive day, trade activity More
A 26-year-old Afghan has been shot dead by police in the Magdeburg city of Germany, a media report said on Saturday. The Afghan national, who was injured in a police shooting on Friday, succumbed to his wounds hours later in the hospital, Al Arabiya News reported. German police claimed the individual had threatened police officers More
The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (UNCERF) and the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF) have allocated $48.5 million for urgent humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. This funding is aimed at addressing the immediate needs of vulnerable communities across the country. In a post on X, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, emphasizing More
Two journalists have been injured in gunfire by Pakistani forces at the Torkham crossing in eastern Nangarhar province. Local sources say the incident occurred in Momand Dara district on Wednesday afternoon when several journalists had gone to the area to cover the ongoing clashes at the key border crossing. Pajhwok Afghan News journalist Wali Mohammad More
A fresh clash broke out between Afghan and Pakistani forces at Torkham crossing on Wednesday noon, sources in eastern Nangarhar province say. The clashes erupted at around 12 noon after the Pakistani forces attacked a checkpoint on this side of the crossing with heavy gunfire could still be heard. A source told Pajhwok on condition More
The mastermind behind the 2021 attack on the Kabul airport has been apprehended with the help of Pakistan, US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday. More than a dozen US troops and scores of Afghans had been killed and wounded in the suicide attack during the chaotic American withdrawal from Afghanistan four years ago. American More
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday that severe cuts to humanitarian and development funding by the United States will have devastating consequences for millions of vulnerable people worldwide. “These cuts impact a wide range of critical programmes,” he told reporters at the UN Headquarters in New York, highlighting the potential disruption to lifesaving humanitarian More
A weeklong closure of the Torkham crossing has disrupted bilateral trade and the movement of people, resulting in financial losses for traders and difficulties for stranded individuals. The key crossing point has been shut since February 21 after Pakistan closed it in response to a dispute over Afghanistan’s construction of military facilities, Associated Press reported. More
