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
An Awami National Party-sponsored jirga has called for the immediate reopening of trade routes with Afghanistan in Bajaur district. A large number of tribal elders, religious scholars, political figures, business leaders and social activists attended the jirga in Nawagai Bazaar on Wednesday. Speakers underlined the imperative of reopening of the routes for the socio-economic development More
Eighty percent of WHO-supported essential healthcare services in Afghanistan could shut down due to a funding paucity, warns the UN agency. The World Health Organization (WHO) in Afghanistan said millions including women, children, the elderly, the displaced and returnees would be left without access to critical medical care. As of March 4, a statement from More
The Torkham crossing is set to reopen today (Wednesday) at 4:00pm for cargo vehicles, with passenger movement scheduled to resume on Friday, an official said. Nangarhar Information and Culture Director Qari Sajid Khogyani made the announcement on his Facebook account on Wednesday. Earlier in the morning, the Information and Culture Department said the key crossing More
Pakistani and Afghan representatives reached an agreement on the reopening of the Torkham crossing on Tuesday (today). In a breakthrough on Monday, jirga members from the two countries also agreed on a ceasefire and the suspension of construction work near the Zero Point. At their meeting, jirga members succeeded in defusing tensions between the two More
