The German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development says four local employees of aid agency GIZ have been detained in Afghanistan. However, the Islamic Emirate has not yet commented on the arrests. “I can confirm that the local employees of GIZ are in custody, although we have not received any official information on why they More
The River Basin Authority in eastern Nangarhar province says it has started forming cooperative communities to prevent disputes over irrigation water in rural areas. The authority says farmers often enter verbal disputes due to irregular water supply system and such arguments sometimes turn violent and result in clashes. .It said recently licenses were issued to More
Pazhwak FoundationInc. organised an academic seminar on “National thoughts and social ambitions” of late political, cultural and literary figure Abdul Rahman Pazhwak. At the seminar, which was held through the zoom meeting, articles on the life, personality, works and cultural services of Pazhwak were read out, especially on his national thoughts and social ambitions. Farhad More
Princess India, daughter of King Amanullah Khan and Queen Soraya, has passed away at the age of 94 in Rome, the capital of Italy. India’s death was confirmed by her daughter Surya Malik and ex-Afghan ambassador to France Khalid Ahmad Zakaria in an interview with the BBC. Soraya Malik wrote on her Facebook page that More
The United States through USAID has announced more than $23 million, as well as new efforts to support countries in fighting tuberculosis (TB) and reaching global targets set at a meeting during United Nations High Level Week. Working with Congress, USAID will use $8.5 million to provide increased support to TB programs in conflict settings, More
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $400 million in grants to protect the welfare and livelihoods of vulnerable Afghan people. The support, delivered through the United Nations (UN), will address emergency food needs, enhance domestic food production for medium-term and food security. Additionally, the grants would be used to provide core health services for More
Some world leaders on the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) floor have stressed over the continuation of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, creation of an inclusive government and expressed serious concerns over the state of women rights in the country. The 78th gathering of the UNGA kicked off on Wednesday. Turkiye President Tayyip Erdoğan during his address to More
Afghan citizens in Pakistan can return to their country on national identity cards (NICs) without passport and visa in a month, an official said on Tuesday. Torkham Township Commissar Esmatullah Yaqoubi said Afghans without visa and passports could return to their homeland via Torkham crossing on NICs for up to one month without any problem. More
UN Secretary General António Guterres has once again called for the reopening of girls’ schools and allowing them access to education in Afghanistan. Monday marks two years since the new government in Kabul banned girls from attending high school in Afghanistan, Guterres wrote on his X handle. Meanwhile, some girls also urged the Taliban to More
The body of an Afghan coal miner has been found in Duki district of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, a media report said on Monday. Dawn reported a police team reached the area after being informed by residents about the body and shifted it to a hospital in Duki. The deceased was identified as Saifullah, an Afghanistan More
