Two people have been killed after lightning struck in the Maiwand district of southern Kandahar province, a police official said on Thursday. Police spokesman Mullah Asadullah Jamshid told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place on Wednesday night. The incident comes after heavy rainstorms and strong winds swept through Kandahar on Wednesday. Meanwhile, in More
Two children were killed and their mother injured in an explosion of an unexploded shell in Khanshin district of southern Helmand province on Wednesday, a police official said. Police spokesman Mullah Nasir Ahmad Muhajir told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place this morning. He added that the children had found an unexploded shell More
Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov has said that the security of Central Asia is inseparable from stability in Afghanistan. Japarov made the remarks in an address to heads of state ahead of the election of non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which will be held on June 3 in New York, News Brief More
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that on the occasion of World Hypertension Day, high blood pressure is a “silent killer”, but early detection, regular monitoring and continued treatment can prevent most complications and deaths caused by the disease. World Hypertension Day is observed every year on 17 May and forms part of Hypertension Awareness More
Five people have been killed and one other injured in a traffic accident on the Kabul–Kandahar highway in central Maidan Wardak province. Police spokesman Yousuf Asrar told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident occurred on Saturday afternoon after a Corolla car collided with a Mazda vehicle on the highway. He said five people lost their More
The government of Turkey has issued work visas for 20,000 Afghan citizens in the livestock sector, while also working to address the issue of irregular migration of Afghans, media reports said. According to the reports, Sadun Aydinlidz, Chargé d’Affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Kabul, raised the issue during a meeting on Wednesday with Mawlawi More
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says economic pressures, declining global aid, worsening drought and the return of millions of migrants over the past year have further deteriorated living conditions in Afghanistan, increasing the urgent need for sustainable solutions. In a new report, UNDP said poverty in Afghanistan continued to deepen, with nearly three out More
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says more than 750 civilian casualties were recorded as a result of Pakistani military attacks on Afghanistan during the first three months of 2026, with the majority caused by airstrikes. In its latest report covering the period from January 1 to March 31, 2026, UNAMA said most More
The Japanese Embassy in Afghanistan has announced the opening of applications for Japanese Government (MEXT) scholarships for Afghan students, emphasizing that the application process is free of charge and fully funded. According to the embassy, the scholarships are available only for research students seeking to pursue higher education at Japanese universities. Applications for undergraduate scholarships More
The Afghanistan Human Rights Organization says it has launched efforts to seek justice for victims of Pakistan’s attacks and is urging Afghans to register their complaints regarding these attacks with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) through a dedicated online link. According to reports, during the past more than two More
