Prince Ahmad Shah Zahir, the eldest son of Afghanistan former king Mohammad Zahir Shah, passed away in the Virginia city of United State on Tuesday. Ahmad Shah Zahir’s nephew Mustafa Zahir wrote on his Facebook page that his uncle, who had been ill for some time, passed away in Virginia city. Meanwhile, Nader Naeem, another More
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold a meeting to review the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on June 14. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and UNAMA head Roza Otunbayeva and a representative of civil society are expected to brief the meeting, the UNSC said in a statement. The closed-door consultations are More
Rescuers were able to save 10 people and fish out six bodies after a passenger boat capsized in eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday. The boat carrying 25 people including women and children sank in Basol Dobila area of Momand Dara district at 7am. Information and Culture Director Sediqullah Quraishi said 20 people lost their lives More
India has pledged continued humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and termed it as New Delhi’s constant policy for which the Chabahar Port is utilised. “As far as Afghanistan goes, it has been our consistent policy to support the people of Afghanistan, especially through humanitarian assistance such as food, medicines, and other necessities. We utilise Chabahar for More
The European Union and Qatari special envoy for Afghanistan have held discussions on the situation in the South Asian country. At a meeting in Doha on Wednesday, Tomas Niklasson and Faisal bin Abdullah Al Hanzab conferred on developments in Afghanistan. A statement from the Qatari Foreign Ministry said the two sides also discussed joint international More
Ankara has annulled an agreement with Kabul for exempting diplomatic passport-holders from the visa formality. The accord on mutual removal of visas for diplomatic passport-holders had been given the go-ahead by the Turkish government in 2008. But under a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette, the agreement would be suspended with effect from June More
Residents of Yaqubi Sabari district of southeastern Khost province say a 30-bed hospital was established there seven years ago but is yet to be opened. The hospital in Khalbisat township consumed 65 million afghanis and health officials would say it was planned that the residents of three other districts, Bak, Zazai Maidan and Terezio district, More
The Afghan-American Foundation (AAF) has dismissed US President Joe Biden’s remarks on Afghanistan and its people and said that despite challenges imposed by external forces, the people of Afghanistan continually demonstrated their strength and ability to come together. In a statement the AAF said Afghanistan’s diverse people had shown deep resilience and unity in the face of More
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday it needed $14.5 million to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance for over 80,000 flood-affected people in Afghanistan. Presenting the latest figures of flood-affected people, WFP warned the situation was likely to intensify in coming months, with a significant impact on food insecurity. WFP said More
The Torkham crossing has been reopened for all types of traffic and pedestrians, officials in eastern Nangarhar province say. The crossing had been shut by Pakistani authorities three days ago due to the shifting of passport offices into new buildings. Information and Culture Director Maulvi Seddiqullah Quraishi said the route was reopened (Monday) at 7:30am More
