As many as 68,000 children have been displaced in eastern Afghanistan following an escalation in armed clashes with Pakistan, Save the Children reports. About 134,000 people have also been affected by disruptions to the organisation’s activities, including health, nutrition, child protection and education programmes, Save the Children said in a report published on Tuesday. “The More
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said efforts by the United States to transform Afghan society into a Western-style democracy were unlikely to succeed from the outset. He made the remarks in a televised interview with CBS News. He said: “The hubris of ‘we’re going to take Afghanistan and turn it into a Jeffersonian More
A senior member of Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-K), also known as Daesh and the planner of last year’s attack on a Kabul Bank branch in northern Kunduz province, has been killed by unidentified gunmen in Peshawar, Al-Mirsad reported on Sunday. According to well-informed security sources cited by Al-Mirsad, Zalmai Badakhshi, a senior operational planner More
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said peace and stability in Afghanistan are highly important for the region and that tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan are being closely monitored. Fidan made the remarks following an informal meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States held in Istanbul on Saturday. He More
The Afghan Consulate in Bonn, Germany, says passport issuance for Afghan citizens has resumed after the mission’s administration was transferred to the Taliban government, with about 4,000 passports currently in the printing stage. The Afghan Consulate in Bonn wrote on its X page: “After the transfer of the management and general affairs of the Afghan More
The United Kingdom will suspend new study visas for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and will halt work visas for Afghans, as part of a crackdown on what it says is a sharp rise in asylum claims linked to student visa holders. According to Al Jazeera, the UK Home Office announced on Tuesday More
Former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad says he does not believe the Pakistani public supports the establishment’s policies that have led to Afghan civilian casualties, arguing the divide between the people and the ruling authorities is widening. In a post on his X, Khalilzad wrote: “I do not believe the Pakistani people More
The United Nations says at least 34 civilians were martyred and 89 others injured in Pakistani military attacks inside Afghanistan from February 26 to March 1. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, told a press briefing that women and children were among the casualties and that the figures remain preliminary. He said the United More
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold a meeting on Afghanistan on March 9, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has announced. In a statement issued on Sunday, UNAMA also said that the UNSC will discuss the mandate and activities of UNAMA during a meeting scheduled for March 17. No further details More
The United Nations Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan has called for an immediate de-escalation of tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Richard Bennett posted a message on X on Friday, emphasizing the protection of civilians and urging respect for human rights and international humanitarian law. He said: “Once again, I call for calm and respect More
