Pakistan says militants are crossing from Afghanistan to carry out attacks
“There is no doubt that our eastern neighbor plays a major role in this violence,” Sharif said.
Security, South Asia
Politics
UN chief to appoint Rabab Fatima as SRSG for Afghanistan: Two sources in New York
Fatima is currently a UN under-secretary-general and the high representative for the least developed countries.
Immigration
Review finds six cases of Iranian border guards firing on Afghan migrants
The review shows that three incidents have happened in 2024 in which witnesses say dozens of people were killed or.
Women
UN officials press Taliban on women’s full participation in society
The heads of UNDP and UNHCR warned that aid cuts could deepen poverty as millions of returnees place growing pressure.
Afghanistan
Parwan student tops Afghanistan’s 2026 university entrance exam
Rashid scored 360 points in the national entrance examination and was admitted to the general medicine program at Kabul University.
Afghanistan
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.
Afghanistan
Traffic accidents kill over 100 in Afghanistan since March
The review identified 120 traffic crashes across several provinces. Fourteen children were among those killed.
Afghanistan
Lashkar Gah residents face worsening water shortages as temperatures rise
Residents of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, say access to drinking water has sharply deteriorated as temperatures have.
Immigration
Over 66,000 Afghan migrants expelled from Pakistan in one month
The returns are happening at a time that Afghanistan is already struggling to absorb millions of recent returnees.
Taliban Internal Rift
Taliban defense chief visits Badakhshan amid internal tensions
Yaqoob Mujahid’s visit comes amid a reported dispute between Taliban leaders and an influential commander in the Darwaz region.