Aryana Sayeed wins UN-backed High Note Global Human Rights Prize
“I’m incredibly honored that We Believe in Hope has won the 2025 High Note Global Prize,” Sayeed said....
MMA fighter Mujtaba Panjsheri defeats Pakistani opponent
Mojtaba Panjsheri, an Afghan mixed martial arts fighter, knocked out his Pakistani opponent, Asad, in under a minute during a professional bout Saturday evening...
Iran and Pakistan deport nearly 30,000 migrants in single day
The mass deportations follow UNHCR representative Arafat Jamal’s warning that daily crossings from Iran have reached approximately 50,000 people....
Afghan journalists in exile report widespread self-censorship, study finds
The widespread use of caution, researchers say, has come at a cost to journalistic depth and integrity....
UN official: Returns from Iran reach 50,000 a day
UNHCR warned that unfamiliarity with Afghanistan — particularly among second- or third-generation Afghans born and raised abroad — has made reintegration es...
Afghanistan: Watchdog reports 140 press freedom violations in six months
“These restrictions have created a climate of fear and self-censorship that threatens to erase independent journalism from Afghanistan,” the report said....
Nearly 29,000 migrants returned from Iran in one day: Taliban commission
Taliban said the returns are part of a growing wave of deportations by Iranian authorities, which United Nations agencies have also described as unprecedented i...
Five family members killed in traffic accident in Badakhshan
The crash occurred late Wednesday on the Tashkan–Kishm highway when a Toyota Corolla veered off the road....