Eight residents of central Daikundi province have died as a result of a gas explosion in a coal mine in Tajikistan, authorities said on Sunday. In a statement, the National Disaster Management Department said the incident happened inside a coalmine in the Sughd province of Tajikistan on Friday. It said five of the victims were More
The second court hearing for former Afghan parliamentarian Abdul Zahir Qadir took place in Nairobi, with a decision on his extradition to the United States expected on May 13. According to the BBC, Zahir Qadir, a former member of Afghanistan’s parliament during the previous government, appeared in court in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya on More
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for increased international support to Afghanistan’s collapsing healthcare system, warning that ongoing funding cuts are putting millions of lives at risk. WHO representative in Afghanistan raised concerns about the deteriorating situation of the Afghan health sector due to significant reductions in international funding, particularly following cuts by the More
The United Nations emphasizes that journalists should be able to report freely and “without fear or discrimination” across the world, May 3 marks World Press Freedom Day. On this occasion, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the freedom of the people is tied to the freedom of the press, and that journalists should be able More
The 2025 Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index and report, published today, describe a marked deterioration of press freedom around the world. The report says journalists and media are facing difficult economic conditions and journalists in the US are operating in an increasingly hostile environment “The media economy must urgently be restored to a state More
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher has urged policymakers responsible for cutting humanitarian aid to visit hospitals in Afghanistan, such as the one in southern Kandahar province, to witness firsthand the devastating consequences of their decisions. Fletcher, who also serves as the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, recently visited central hospital of Kandahar More
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
