A sharp cut in US aid has forced the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to halt several life-saving programmes in Afghanistan, leaving hundreds of thousands without access to vital services. In a recent report, the IRC said that aid cuts have forced the organisation to suspend critical programmes that provide healthcare, vaccinations, treatment for malnutrition, clean More
Ex-parliamentarian Abdul Zahir Qadir has been arrested in Kenya and could be extradited to the United States, a media report said on Tuesday. Prosecutors say Qadir arrived in Nairobi on April 14 aboard a Qatar Airways flight. He was detained at a hotel in the city, with a local court upholding his continued custody, The More
Iranian authorities on Thursday handed over 199 Afghan prisoners to Taliban officials in Nimroz province. A statement from the Nimroz provincial press office said these 199 Afghan prisoners had been imprisoned in Iran for various crimes and they were handed over to the Taliban authorities at the Silk Bridge gate last evening. The statement quoted More
The World Food Programme (WFP) says Afghanistan is facing the sharpest rise in malnutrition and needs sustained funding to deal with the challenge. In a post on X, WFP wrote: “Afghanistan is facing the sharpest rise in malnutrition ever. Children are being hit hardest. We need sustained funding to save lives.” The agency estimated that More
An Afghan citizen has been executed on charges of drug smuggling in Saudi Arabia, a media report said on Tuesday. The New Arab reported citing Saudi Arabia‘s interior ministry, Afghan national Badshah Qul Suleimani was executed in the holy city of Makkah on Sunday. He had been convicted of attempting to smuggle heroin into the kingdom. More
The US House Foreign Affairs Committee has voted in favor of a bill aimed at ensuring that no US tax dollars end up in the hands of Afghanistan’s caretaker government. This issue has been a key focus for House Republicans since the last Congress, following revelations that weekly cash shipments of nearly $40 million were More
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has expressed its deep disappointment that for the fourth consecutive year, Afghanistan’s rulers have again denied access to secondary education for girls, a step that will only compound Afghanistan’s human rights, humanitarian, and economic crises. “The new school year has started in Afghanistan, but yet again with a More
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has warned drastic funding cuts from key donors will have far-reaching consequences for millions of Afghan women, men and children who risk losing access to basic assistance. In a press release, the council said wide-ranging cuts in aid will lead to a diminishing footprint of humanitarian agencies in Afghanistan and More
The Torkham crossing reopened for all types of movement on Saturday morning, an official confirmed. However, travel will initially be restricted to emergency patients for the first two days due to heavy congestion. Nangarhar police spokesman Syed Tayib Hammad said the key crossing reopened for pedestrians at 8:00am. He told Pajhwok Afghan News only critical More
Officials in eastern Nangarhar province say the Torkham crossing will not be opened for patients and travelers today (Friday), as originally scheduled, due to incomplete restoration work. Authorities have advised the public to avoid traveling to Torkham until further notice. Sayed Tayeb Hammad, spokesman for the Nangarhar Police, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Torkham More
