Since August 2021, the World Bank has provided more than $1.7 billion in aid to the Afghan people. World Bank reported: “The World Bank has provided more than $1.7 billion in support to the Afghan people – focusing on service delivery for women and girls”. “In December 2021, the World Bank transferred $280 million in More
Three people were killed, 20 others injured and at least 150 houses damaged as a result of heavy rain and flash floods in the Koz Kunar district of eastern Nangarhar province early on Friday, an official said. Mawlavi Sediqullah Qureshi, deputy head of the Information and Cultural Affairs Department, said this morning flash floods triggered More
The findings from the “20 Years of the Republic” program on Wesal TV indicate that the unilateral decisions made during the Bonn and Doha meetings significantly contributed to the collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. This series, which explores the history of the Republic from its inception to its fall (2001-2021), examines the developments, More
An unknown contagious illness has killed two people and affected 500 others in Kafshan valley of Parwan’s Shinwari district. The governor’s office quoted officials of the Public Health Department as confirming the breakout of the unknown disease in the Kafshan valley of Shinwari district. The disease is spreading fast, affecting 500 people, with 50 in More
Two workers have lost their lives in a goldmine collapse in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Sunday. Police spokesman Ehsanullah Kamgar said the incident took place on Saturday afternoon. The victims’ bodies were pulled out and handed over to their families by police. Earlier in the week, three miners from the same province More
Drivers and local residents in southeastern Khost province say the Ghulam Khan crossing has been closed for trucks and other vehicles for the past four days. The route closure follows intermittent clashes between Afghan and Pakistani security forces. Local businesspeople and drivers complain they have incurred significant losses due to the route’s closure. Najibullah, a More
The Ghulam Khan crossing point has been closed after a clash between Afghan and Pakistani forces resulted in the death of one driver in southeastern Khost province. Officials reported that the clash happened around 6:00pm on Thursday when Afghan forces engaged in a verbal dispute with Pakistani forces over the mistreatment of a driver. Bahaijan More
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold a meeting on the current situation in Afghanistan on Wednesday. UNSC in its Programme and World announced the meeting on Afghanistan would kick off at 10am (New York time). The session will include briefings from Roza Otunbayeva, head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Sima More
Five Afghans, including two brothers, have lost their lives after inhaling poisonous gas in a coalmine in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province. The incident occurred in the Shahrag coal field in Harnai district on Saturday when six coalminers went deep into the private coalmine. As the Afghans started digging coal, methane gas accumulated inside the mine, More
Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has removed its special envoy to Afghanistan Asif Durrani, says a media report. The Express Tribune reported Durrani was relieved of his diplomatic assignment with effect from 10 September, 2024. The ambassador has been removed from his position due to differences over the Afghanistan policy, Dawn quoted a diplomatic source More
