Five Afghan journalists honored with annual awards
Nazifullah Salarzai, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Brussels, described the worsening climate for press freedom, noting that journalists now face severe threats ...
Sweden contributes $2.2 million to support malnourished mothers and children in Afghanistan
The WFP said the new funding will allow the agency to provide more than 550 metric tons of specialized nutritious food to approximately 125,000 Afghan mothers a...
Taliban army chief warns against any attempt to ‘reoccupy’ Afghanistan
He warned that some groups or countries might attempt to support opposition forces against the Taliban....
Taliban ‘torture’ three men in Baghlan over ‘wandering at night,’ sources say
The men were reportedly taken to a Taliban checkpoint, where they were subjected to severe beatings....
Taliban restrictions have ‘drastically’ limited women’s participation in public life, UN Women says
The report said that stringent rules — including the requirement that women be accompanied by a mahram (male guardian) and the enforcement of restrictive dres...
Taliban foreign minister says Afghanistan still needs foreign support in meeting with UN official
Muttaqi made the comments during a meeting with Tom Fletcher, the head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afgha...
54 TTP fighters killed near border, says Pakistani military
According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military, a group of armed militants tried to infiltra...
Death toll rises to 28 after blast, fire at Iranian port
Officials initially attributed the blast to a fire in a warehouse containing hazardous and chemical materials....