Malnutrition crisis deepens in Afghanistan, UN report finds
The report, released by UNICEF, found that the number of Afghan districts classified at Level 4—the second-most severe category for malnutrition—has nearly ...
Rights group: Iran executed 15 Afghan nationals in two months
The majority of executions were carried out at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj....
Torkham border closure strands travelers, stalls trade
Among those affected are patients returning from Pakistan after medical treatment....
Afghanistan launches second round of polio vaccinations amid rising cases
The campaign seeks to curb the spread of polio, a disease that continues to threaten children, particularly in the country’s southern and eastern regions....
Six sanctioned Taliban officials traveled abroad in past two months
The U.N. Security Council has granted travel exemptions for several Taliban figures....
Polio cases surge fourfold in Afghanistan in 2024
Afghanistan recorded six polio cases in 2023, but that number has jumped to 25 so far in 2024. Kandahar has reported 12 cases, Helmand eight, Uruzgan two, and P...
Taliban build at least 50 madrassas in five months
More than 13 provinces have seen the construction or renovation of madrassas....
Yasin Zia: We are counterterrorism forces, not just anti-Taliban
"We are not just fighting the Taliban—we are standing against terrorism," Zia said....