Five people have been killed and one other injured in a traffic accident on the Kabul–Kandahar highway in central Maidan Wardak province. Police spokesman Yousuf Asrar told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident occurred on Saturday afternoon after a Corolla car collided with a Mazda vehicle on the highway. He said five people lost their More
The government of Turkey has issued work visas for 20,000 Afghan citizens in the livestock sector, while also working to address the issue of irregular migration of Afghans, media reports said. According to the reports, Sadun Aydinlidz, Chargé d’Affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Kabul, raised the issue during a meeting on Wednesday with Mawlawi More
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says economic pressures, declining global aid, worsening drought and the return of millions of migrants over the past year have further deteriorated living conditions in Afghanistan, increasing the urgent need for sustainable solutions. In a new report, UNDP said poverty in Afghanistan continued to deepen, with nearly three out More
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says more than 750 civilian casualties were recorded as a result of Pakistani military attacks on Afghanistan during the first three months of 2026, with the majority caused by airstrikes. In its latest report covering the period from January 1 to March 31, 2026, UNAMA said most More
The Japanese Embassy in Afghanistan has announced the opening of applications for Japanese Government (MEXT) scholarships for Afghan students, emphasizing that the application process is free of charge and fully funded. According to the embassy, the scholarships are available only for research students seeking to pursue higher education at Japanese universities. Applications for undergraduate scholarships More
The Afghanistan Human Rights Organization says it has launched efforts to seek justice for victims of Pakistan’s attacks and is urging Afghans to register their complaints regarding these attacks with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) through a dedicated online link. According to reports, during the past more than two More
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Sunday emphasised the protection of freedom of expression and support for journalism as a key pillar of peace, marking World Press Freedom Day. Observed on 3 May, World Press Freedom Day was designated by the United Nations and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) More
In Nawa district of Helmand province, six women and two children were swept away by water. Among them, two women have died, two were rescued, and four others remain missing. The head of Helmand’s Department of Information and Culture, Hafiz Abdul Bari Rashid, said that six women were swept away by the Helmand River in More
Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, has called on Taliban to respond “realistically and substantively” to a UNICEF report on the consequences of banning girls’ education through 2030. In a post on his X page, Khalilzad urged Taliban leadership to provide a genuine and substantive response to the report, which indicates More
Richard Lindsay, the United Kingdom’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, has described his visit to Kabul as “productive and valuable,” saying he urged Afghan officials to support a return to dialogue and diplomacy between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Lindsay arrived in Kabul earlier this week and held talks with officials of Taliban. Speaking to journalists in Kabul More
