The United Nations says the consumption and diversity of illicit drugs have increased globally in recent decades, as drug trafficking groups increasingly use new technologies to find innovative ways to deliver drugs to users. On its official website marking June 26, the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the UN said that by More
Five people, including women and children, have been killed and seven others injured in a traffic accident in Koh-i-Safi district of central Parwan province. Parwan police spokesperson Fazl-ur-Rahim Maskinyar said the accident occurred on Saturday evening in the Mandiqol area of the district. He said the incident happened after a van veered off the road More
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says Afghanistan’s nutrition crisis is worsening. In a statement on Monday, OCHA said that 3.7 million children in Afghanistan are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2026. The UN agency stressed that urgent funding is needed to save lives and prevent irreversible harm. More
Diplomats from the European Union (EU) and Central Asian countries have discussed the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for regional security and stability, a media report said on Tuesday. Kazakh media, citing the country’s Foreign Ministry, reported that the eighth meeting of EU and Central Asian special representatives and envoys on Afghanistan was held More
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is scheduled to hold a meeting on the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Monday. In a statement, UNAMA said the meeting would take place at 10:00 a.m. New York time (6:30 p.m. Kabul time) on June 15 and would be broadcast live. According More
Four people were killed and a child injured after the roof of a room collapsed in Baak district of southeastern Khost province on Sunday, an official said. Police spokesman Tahir Ahrar told Pajhwok the incident occurred at around 8:00 a.m. in Mana village of the district. He said four members of the same family lost More
Two people have been killed and 29 others injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a cargo truck in the capital of southern Ghazni province, officials said. Police spokesman Abu Khalid Sarhadi told Pajhwok that the accident occurred at around 10:00 p.m. on Saturday in the Rawza Kotal area of Ghazni City. He More
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Iran says that, as a result of its efforts, 408 Afghan prisoners held in that country have been transferred to Afghanistan. The Afghan Embassy in Tehran said in a statement on Thursday that a ceremony was held for the transfer, attended by the embassy’s acting head Mawlawi Fazl Mohammad Haqqani, More
Russian President’s Special Representative for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Affairs Bakhtiyor Khakimov says Moscow sees a need to resume the work of the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group, adding that the majority of the organisation’s members support the initiative. Addressing a briefing, Khakimov said Moscow maintained stable contacts with Kabul and supported efforts to further develop and More
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the deputy spokesman for the UN secretary-general have voiced concern over civilian casualties in recent Pakistani military regime airstrikes on three Afghan provinces, calling for an immediate de-escalation, a lasting ceasefire, protection of civilians and dialogue to resolve differences. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the UN More
