Funding shortfall forces hundreds of Afghanistan’s health facilities to close
WHO reports show that the closure of health facilities has deprived more than 3.3 million people of access to health services....
Will the Wakhan corridor connect Afghanistan to China?
Analysts say transforming the remote Wakhan Corridor into a viable trade route would require far greater investments....
Abdul Ahad Momand, Afghanistan’s first astronaut, laid to rest in Kabul
Momand, who became the first Afghan to travel to space in 1988, died in Germany at age 67 after a battle with cancer....
Sources: Taliban continue detentions of women in Herat
Residents say women are being detained over alleged dress code violations as Taliban morality police intensify enforcement in western Afghanistan....
Herat fig farmers seek cold storage, export support as harvest begins
Farmers say a lack of storage and packaging facilities is preventing one of the country's highest-quality fig crops from reaching international markets....
Taliban’s Kabul mayor detained in Kandahar for three weeks, sources say
The reported detention of Abdul Rasheed comes amid an internal investigation into corruption within Kabul Municipality....
Afghanistan’s Kankor exam begins without girls for fourth year
Additional examinations for religious schools, evening programs and graduates of 14th-grade vocational institutes are scheduled for June 12 in Kabul....
Taliban FM claims no opposition groups operate in Afghanistan
Muttaqi also dismissed reports of internal divisions within the Taliban and said their diplomatic and economic ties with other countries are expanding....