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A senior Taliban minister has criticised the Afghanistan government's policy of prohibiting education for women in the South Asian country, a rare stance by the rulers of the nation which has been facing persistent international pressure for taking such a measure after forcibly coming to power in 2021. more
Pakistani officials arrest 72 Afghanistani nationals for illegally crossing border

Pakistan Levis forces recently arrested 72 Afghanistan nationals who crossed into the neighbouring nation illegally in Chagai area.

Violent clash between tribes over land dispute leaves 35 dead

At least 35 people died after gunfire broke out between two tribes in Pakistan's Kurram region, bordering Afghanistan.

Afghanistan is ‘not a hopeless crisis’, top UN aid official says

The international community cannot abandon Afghanistan, a senior UN aid official said on Thursday, urging continued engagement and support for the population.

Counter-narcotics police destroy poppy farms in Afghanistan

Afghan counter-narcotics police have smashed poppy farms on 200 acres of land in north Afghanistan's Balkh province over the past two months, provincial police chief Abdul Razaq Rashe ...

Taliban administration of Afghanistan invests USD 35million in Iran’s Chabahar port

The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has committed to invest  $35 million in Iran's strategically crucial Chabahar port, media reports said on Monday.

Afghanistan landslides leaves 25 dead

At least 25 people were killed and 10 others injured as a landslide struck a village in the Norgaram district of east Afghanistan's Nuristan province on Sunday, district Governor Qari ...

British government warns citizens against travelling to Afghanistan

Britain has issued a travel advisory urging people not to visit Afghanistan.

Over 7 million Afghan children to receive anti-polio vaccines

More than 7.5 million children under five would receive anti-polio vaccines in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, a statement of the country's Ministry of Public Health said.

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s top opium producer

Myanmar is now the world’s largest opium producer, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported on Tuesday, as the economic and political crisis following the 2021 coup and wid ...