At least five people, including one woman, have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed after flash floods struck the western provinces of Badghis and Ghor, local officials said on Thursday. Baridad Saber, head of the Disaster Preparedness Department in Badghis, told Pajhwok that five people were killed in the province, including one woman. More
Kenya’s High Court has upheld a decision to extradite former Wolesi Jirga member Abdul Zahir Qadir to the United States, the BBC reported on Thursday. Qadir has been charged by US authorities in New York with drug trafficking and illegal possession of weapons. However, his lawyer and family have described the charges as politically motivated. More
At least four people have been killed in an avalanche in the Raghistan district of northeastern Badakhshan province, police said on Wednesday. In a statement, the provincial police headquarters said the victims had set out three days earlier in search of work when they were caught in the avalanche in the Aquba Shala area of More
The trial of Mohammad Sharifullah, accused of involvement in the 2021 Kabul airport attack, began on Monday in Virginia, United States. However, his defense lawyer stated that U.S. authorities have charged the wrong person in connection with the attack. The attack occurred during the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2021 at Kabul airport, More
A number of analysts, social media users and residents from various provinces across the country have strongly condemned recent remarks by Mohammad Mohaqiq regarding the Durand Line. Mohammad Mohaqiq — who held senior positions in the previous government and has been living abroad for nearly five years — said in a television interview that he More
Two Afghan citizens were killed and several others injured in a traffic accident in Balochistan, Pakistan, while reportedly attempting to migrate illegally to Iran. The Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported that the incident occurred on Thursday night on a road linked to the Reko Diq project, following a collision involving three speeding vehicles. According to the More
The United Nations has said that despite a decline in global aid, it continues to provide essential services to the people of Afghanistan, adding that its budget for basic humanitarian programmes in 2025 reached $1.7 billion. In its 2025 report on Afghanistan, the UN said its support for the basic humanitarian needs of Afghans remains More
Eight people have drowned in the river in western Farah province over the past two months, an official said on Wednesday. Police spokesman Mullah Kalimullah Nangyal urged families to prevent their children from going near the river. He said rising water levels in the provincial capital and districts had led to an increase in drowning More
A former Australian soldier has confirmed that Ben Roberts-Smith, another ex-serviceman, committed war crimes during a mission in Afghanistan. According to reports, Roberts-Smith was arrested last week at Sydney Airport in connection with alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan. The Australian Federal Police have indicated that five counts of “murder as a war crime” are More
Eight members of a family were killed and another injured after the roof of a house collapsed in central Parwan province, officials said on Saturday. In a statement, the governor’s office said the incident occurred when the roof of a house collapsed in Kheshk valley of Baghandak village in Siyagard district on Friday night. Meanwhile, More
