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
From political inconstancy to military interventions, bad governance, dominance of particular groups, non-adherence to the regional and international environment and many others are the problems faced by Afghanistan which are highlighted in this report by Kabul Dialogue Group a research Centre of Afghan experts. The report said that good governance must be based on the More
Three Spanish tourists have been killed and a fourth injured in a gun attack in central Bamyan province, says the foreign ministry in Madrid. In Kabul, the Ministry of Interior said without giving details three foreign tourists and one Afghan citizens had been killed in an armed attack. It said four foreign nationals and three More
Three foreigners and one Afghan were killed, four foreigners and three Afghans were injured in an armed attack in central Bamyan province on Friday, an official said. The incident happened when foreign tourists came under attack, Abdul Matin Qani, spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior said. nh Views: 9
Eleven Afghans – mostly former officials and their relatives – own properties worth more than $42 million in the Dubai city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an investigative journalism organisation has revealed. Of these individuals, some have reacted into the report, but the rest are yet to comment on the properties they have in More
Three civilians have been killed, and 10 others wounded in Pakistani forces gunfire in the Dand-i-Patan district of southeastern Paktia province, a source said on Friday. A credible government source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that a clash took place between Pakistani border guards and Afghan forces at around 1:00am on Thursday night. More
One person was killed and 12 others were wounded in a helicopter crush in the capital of western Ghor province on Wednesday, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Enayatullah Khwarzami, spokesman for MoD, wrote on his X page the Afghan Air Force (AAF) helicopter (Mi-17) crashed in Ferozkoh today. He said the chopper, which was More
Former Australian Army lawyer David McBride has been sentenced to five years and eight months for revealing information about Australian war crimes in Afghanistan, says a media report. David McBride, who pleaded guilty in November to three charges of stealing and sharing military information, was given five years and eight months’ imprisonment, Australian media reports More
Pakistani forces have fired missiles into the Zazai Aruob district of southeastern Paktia province which met a similar response from Afghan security forces, residents said on Tuesday. Anwar Sediqi, a triable elder, said that Pakistani forces fired missiles into the Mana Jabba locality at around 5:00 pm on Monday. He said in response Afghan forces More
