EU diplomat visits Kandahar, presses Taliban to lift restrictions on aid projects
According to sources, Pohar met with Mullah Shirin, the Taliban governor of Kandahar, and other senior officials at the governor’s office....
Official: Iran deports 8,000 migrants from Semnan in one year
He expressed confidence that its implementation would resolve key issues related to migration in the province....
Taliban seek diplomatic solution to Torkham border closure, sources say
The border crossing has remained closed for 21 consecutive days....
Clashes reported between Taliban, unknown gunmen in Kunduz
The fighting took place at a Taliban base in the Khwaja Pesta area and lasted for some time, according to the sources....
Opium prices in Afghanistan near record highs, benefiting large traffickers, UN says
The price of opium surged to $750 per kilogram in 2024, a tenfold increase from $75 per kilogram in 2022, before Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government imposed ...
Pakistan ends train hijack standoff; hostages, 33 militants killed
Military spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said 21 hostages and all 33 militants were killed in the operation....
China, Russia and Iran to hold nuclear talks in Beijing
However, the deal unraveled after the U.S. withdrew in 2018 during Trump’s first term, prompting Iran to scale back its commitments....
Armed robbers storm Paktia money market, kill two guards
According to the sources, one of the guards was tied up before being killed, while the second guard succumbed to his injuries at the hospital....