Around 3.7 million children in Afghanistan are suffering from acute malnutrition, with the condition threatening the lives of one million of them, according to the UN children’s agency UNICEF. Tajudeen Oyewale, UNICEF’s
Violent clashes broke out along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Saturday night after Taliban forces attacked multiple Pakistani military posts, escalating tensions between the two nations. The flare-up follows a Pakistani airstrike in
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A significant escalation in regional tensions occurred on October 9, 2025, when Pakistan conducted an airstrike in Kabul near Abdul Haq Square, targeting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Noor Wali Mehsud. While the
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India will reopen its embassy in Kabul as it seeks to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties with Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar announced on Thursday. “I’m pleased to announce
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Cosmetic surgery clinics are thriving in Afghanistan’s capital, a striking contrast to the austere and restrictive Taliban rule, AFP reports. Velvet sofas, fake crystal chandeliers, and state-of-the-art equipment imported from Asia and
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An Afghan defence official on Sunday firmly rejected calls to hand over the Bagram airbase to the United States, after the U.S. President Donald Trump threatened “punishment” if Washington was not given
More Germany is reportedly negotiating a new agreement with the Taliban to establish a structured mechanism for deporting Afghan nationals, according to the tabloid Bild. The talks, which are said to be taking
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Rescuers in eastern Afghanistan are digging through rubble with shovels and bare hands after a powerful earthquake flattened homes late Sunday night, killing at least 1,411 people and injuring more than 3,100,
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At least ten Afghans who supported British forces have reportedly been killed by the Taliban in the wake of a massive UK government data breach, raising grave concerns about the handling of
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In one of the largest mass deportations in recent history, Iran has begun forcibly expelling millions of undocumented Afghan migrants, with over 1.1 million deported this year alone — half of them
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Russia has formally recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan, becoming the first nation to do so since the Islamist group seized control of Kabul in 2021. The recognition was made official on
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Pakistan is set to expel up to 3 million Afghan refugees this year as the latest phase of a nationwide crackdown on undocumented foreigners takes effect. A deadline for voluntary departure from
More Pakistan is preparing to deport nearly 900,000 Afghan refugees following the suspension of US foreign aid and the freezing of resettlement programs under former President Donald Trump’s administration. As reported by the
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A covertly funded U.S. project in Afghanistan, the Qosh Tepa Canal, is raising alarms over a looming water crisis in Central Asia. The canal, now 80% complete, diverts water from the Amu
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More than three years after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, women in the country continue to grapple with increasing restrictions that have severely limited their rights and freedoms. With education, work,
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A suicide bombing at an Islamic seminary in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed prominent cleric Hamid ul Haq and four others during Friday prayers, just a day before Ramadan. Haq, the son
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