A 26-year-old Afghan has been shot dead by police in the Magdeburg city of Germany, a media report said on Saturday. The Afghan national, who was injured in a police shooting on Friday, succumbed to his wounds hours later in the hospital, Al Arabiya News reported. German police claimed the individual had threatened police officers More
The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (UNCERF) and the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF) have allocated $48.5 million for urgent humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. This funding is aimed at addressing the immediate needs of vulnerable communities across the country. In a post on X, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, emphasizing More
Two journalists have been injured in gunfire by Pakistani forces at the Torkham crossing in eastern Nangarhar province. Local sources say the incident occurred in Momand Dara district on Wednesday afternoon when several journalists had gone to the area to cover the ongoing clashes at the key border crossing. Pajhwok Afghan News journalist Wali Mohammad More
A fresh clash broke out between Afghan and Pakistani forces at Torkham crossing on Wednesday noon, sources in eastern Nangarhar province say. The clashes erupted at around 12 noon after the Pakistani forces attacked a checkpoint on this side of the crossing with heavy gunfire could still be heard. A source told Pajhwok on condition More
The mastermind behind the 2021 attack on the Kabul airport has been apprehended with the help of Pakistan, US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday. More than a dozen US troops and scores of Afghans had been killed and wounded in the suicide attack during the chaotic American withdrawal from Afghanistan four years ago. American More
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday that severe cuts to humanitarian and development funding by the United States will have devastating consequences for millions of vulnerable people worldwide. “These cuts impact a wide range of critical programmes,” he told reporters at the UN Headquarters in New York, highlighting the potential disruption to lifesaving humanitarian More
A weeklong closure of the Torkham crossing has disrupted bilateral trade and the movement of people, resulting in financial losses for traders and difficulties for stranded individuals. The key crossing point has been shut since February 21 after Pakistan closed it in response to a dispute over Afghanistan’s construction of military facilities, Associated Press reported. More
As the Torkham crossing stayed shut for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, a high-level delegation from Kabul is visiting the area to resolve the issue and facilitate the reopening of the key route. Torkham-based information officer Arafat Mohajir told Pajhwok Afghan News the team from Kabul was scheduled to arrive today for direct talks More
Two British citizens, a Chinese-American and their Afghan colleague have been arrested, an official said on Tuesday. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75 were arrested in central Bamyan province, now brought to the MoI of Afghanistan. This couple had been involved in educational projects since 18 years in Afghanistan. Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani, More
The Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI) has called for the early reopening of the Torkham crossing. PACCI Senior Vice President Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi highlighted the severe impact of the blockade, which entered the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday. In a statement, Sarhadi said the shutdown had halted trade between the two neighbours and More
