UN warns Afghan women aid ban risks cutting off life-saving services
“The longer these restrictions remain in place, the greater the risk to these life-saving services,” Ferguson said....
Cement prices in Kabul surge as Pakistan border crossings remain closed
Part of Afghanistan’s cement supply is produced locally, but the majority is imported from Turkmenistan, Iran and Pakistan....
Pakistan forcibly expelled at least 20 Afghan journalists in 2025, RSF says
Pakistan has rarely extended residency permits for Afghans since mid-2025, placing thousands at risk of being classified as “illegal,” RSF said....
Four children die from cold in quake camp in Herat, UNICEF says
UNICEF said the victims included two girls and two boys — all under the age of three — who succumbed to pneumonia and exposure....
US watchdog says nearly $30 billion lost to waste and fraud in Afghanistan reconstruction
SIGAR noted short-term improvements in areas such as education, media freedoms and public health, but said these gains were uneven, fragile and often reversible...
Afghan national with alleged ISIS-K ties arrested near Washington
The department said US authorities later assessed some evacuees only after they had reached American soil....
Taliban accept credentials of Qatar’s new ambassador in Kabul
The Taliban chief minister’s office quoted al-Qashouti as saying Qatar supported “progress and prosperity for the people of Afghanistan.”...
Germany relocates 192 Afghan nationals from Pakistan under admission program
The group arrived in the eastern state of Thuringia before being taken to the Friedland reception centre in Lower Saxony....