Afghanistan requires $21.9mn to support mine clearance and risk education  

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has issued a warning, stating that Afghanistan requires $21.9mn in funding this year to support mine clearance operations and explosive hazard risk education. Afghanistan remains …

Tajik drug control kingpin confirms seizure of methamphetamine on trucks from Afghanistan to China

15:24, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Zafar Samad, Head of Tajikistan’s Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, has confirmed the interception of 121 kg of methamphetamine smuggled through Tajikistan on transit trucks traveling from …

Key BLA Commander, Mushfaq alias Kohi, killed in Afghanistan as infighting within groups intensified

By Khalid Khan In a dramatic turn of events, a high-ranking commander of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) Majid Brigade, Mushfaq Ali, widely known as Kohi, was brutally killed today in Afghanistan. Known for his pivotal role in orchestrating the BLA’s …

Construction of Wakhan Corridor Road linking Afghanistan to China halted for 7 months: Washington Post

According to a report by The Washington Post, construction of the Wakhan Corridor road in Badakhshan, linking Afghanistan to China, has been halted by the Taliban for the past seven months. The newspaper, on Monday, February 3, reported that satellite …

South Korea donates $3 million to Afghanistan

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced that South Korea has provided a $3 million donation to address the needs of displaced persons, returnees, and vulnerable host communities in Afghanistan. In a statement released on …

Zalmay Khalilzad warns former Afghanistan’s leaders not to become pawns of Pakistan

Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. envoy for Afghanistan, reacted to reports of meetings between Pakistan’s intelligence officials and several Afghanistan’s political leaders in Turkey. He urged these leaders not to become pawns of the ISI (Inter-Services …

UNICEF: 2.5 million girls in Afghanistan received Iron Tablets in 2024

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced that in 2024, it distributed iron tablets to at least 2.5 million girls in Afghanistan who were at risk of anemia. The organization posted on its X/Twitter account on Sunday, February 2, stating …

At least one dead after firing incident at UN compound in Afghanistan

Letter: Trump is to blame for Afghanistan, not Biden

In response to the letter, “After disastrous 4 years, new direction needed” (Star-Advertiser, Jan. 17), the writer implies Joe Biden was responsible for the Afghanistan fiasco. Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, said …

South Korea gives Afghanistan $3m in aid

South Korea has donated three million US dollars in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to support vulnerable people, the United Nations said on Monday . . . You need to subscribe to view the full article. Please login or register a new account.