About 25 poliovirus cases surfaced in Afghanistan during the past one year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. In a statement, WHO wrote since 2024, 92 polio positive cases were recorded in Afghanistan and Pakistan, among them 25 detected in Afghanistan and 67 others in Pakistan. It said three more poliovirus cases were More
Muslim Societies, Challenges and Opportunities” in Islamabad, a media report said on Monday. Express Tribune reported: “The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) convene in Islamabad on January 11-12 to discuss female education in the Muslim world.” The conference is titled “Girls’ Education in Muslim Communities: Challenges and Opportunities,” It said: “So far, around 30 ministers More
Some women and girls are not receiving the tetanus vaccine for various reasons, while doctors emphasise on its use, warning the disease can be fatal in some cases. Doctors say the cause of tetanus is a bacterium found in soil. It typically enters the body through open wounds and settles in the muscles and nervous More
The Canadian government has urged its citizens not to travel to Afghanistan due to certain security concerns. “Avoid all travel to Afghanistan due to the volatile security situation, terrorist attacks, ongoing armed conflict, the risk of kidnapping, arbitrary arrest and detention, the high crime rate, and widespread violations of human rights by the de facto authorities,” More
The Salang highway was temporarily closed against all vehicles on Friday morning following heavy snow and storms, The Ministry of Public Works says. Mohammad Ashraf Haqshanas, spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works, wrote on X: “The thickness of the snow varies in different areas. In the northern Salang, the amount of snow is 45 More
Afghan forces retaliated to mortar shelling from Pakistan, but the clash has come to an end, local sources in southeastern Khost province said on Friday. A local government source said Pakistani forces fired rockets into Dabgi area of Alisher district last night, prompting Afghan forces to retaliate. The midnight shelling from across the Durand Line More
At least 20 children have been killed in airstrikes by Pakistani military near the border in eastern Afghanistan, the UN Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has said. UNICEF Regional Director Sanjay Wijesekera on his Twitter handle wrote: “UNICEF is deeply saddened by reports that at least 20 children have been killed in an attack near the More
Taliban says Pakistan has conducted airstrikes on four locations in southeastern Paktika province, killing 46 people and injuring four others. Ministry of Defence spokesman Inayatullah Khawarazmi told Pajhwok Pakistani forces carried out the airstrikes in Barmal district on Tuesday evening. He said civilians, including women and children, most of whom were Waziristani migrants, were targeted. More
A fire that broke out in Jalalabad City, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, has resulted in financial losses worth three million afghanis. However, officials have said that thanks to the quick response of the fire-fighting team, goods worth 50 million afghanis were saved from being consumed by the flames. The incident occurred on Saturday More
The Emergency Hospital has reported a significant rise in road traffic accidents in Afghanistan, revealing a fivefold increase since 2021. In a statement, the hospital said: “Between March 2022 and March 2024, recorded estimates show an increase from 2,662 to 5,520 accidents — an increase of 78.5%.” The hospital noted that the majority of accidents More
