Afghanistan

Austria Approves Three Quarters of Afghan Asylum Requests in First Ten Months of 2025 ——————————- Austria announced a significantly high 75 percent approval rate for Afghan asylum applications during the first ten months of 2025, highlighting intensified migration pressures from…

Taliban Says Pakistani Airstrikes Kill 10 Civilians in Afghanistan After Peshawar Attack ………….. Pakistan’s cross-border strikes on Afghan territory have killed 10 civilians, including nine children, The Guardian reported. A spokesperson for the Taliban government, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on X…

Afghan Refugees in Qatar Launch Hunger Strike Over Delays in U.S. Resettlement ………….. Afghan refugees housed at a U.S.-run camp in Qatar have begun a hunger strike to protest prolonged delays in their resettlement to the United States, Khaama Press…

Afghanistan Launches Polio Vaccination Drive Targeting 7.4 Million Children ……….. Afghanistan has launched a nationwide polio vaccination campaign across 17 provinces, aiming to immunize 7.4 million children under the age of five, the Health Ministry announced on Monday — a…

Deadly Crash on Herat–Kandahar Highway Leaves 10 Dead ………… At least ten people were killed and a dozen others injured in a traffic accident on the Herat–Kandahar highway late Saturday, according to local Taliban police officials, Amu TV reported. The…

Badghis Residents Face Growing Hardship as Winter Intensifies ………. With winter tightening its grip on Badghis province, families report facing acute shortages of food, warm clothing, and heating supplies, according to Amu TV. In Bala Murghab district, residents say they…

Taliban Orders Afghan Mosques to Dedicate Friday Sermons to the “Importance of Growing a Beard” ————————– The Taliban-run Ministry of Guidance, Hajj and Religious Affairs has issued a formal directive instructing all mosque imams across Afghanistan to dedicate the Friday…

UK Summit Highlights Urgent Need for Action on Afghanistan’s Food Crisis ……… The United Kingdom convened a two-day summit in London to address Afghanistan’s escalating food security challenges, Khaama Press reported. According to the British Embassy in Afghanistan, the gathering—held…

More Than 500 Afghan Migrants Freed From Prisons in Pakistan and Iraq ………… More than 500 Afghan migrants have been released from detention facilities in Pakistan and Iraq, Afghan authorities announced, Khaama Press reported. The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation…

Russia Warns of Expanding IS-K Threat in Afghanistan ………….. Russia has cautioned that Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K) is widening its footprint in Afghanistan, posing escalating risks to both the country and its neighbors, according to remarks reported by Khaama Press.…