Afghanistan

Iran Reports Sharp Rise in Afghan Migrants Returning Amid Intensified Crackdown …………. Iranian authorities say the number of Afghan migrants leaving Tehran voluntarily has risen by nearly 70 percent compared with last year, Amu TV reported. Vahid Gholi-Kani, director general…

Pakistan Expels Nearly 6,000 Afghan Migrants in Ongoing Crackdown …………. Pakistan deported 5,886 Afghan nationals on Saturday as part of its continuing campaign to remove undocumented foreigners, according to the Taliban’s commission for refugees, Amu TV reported. The commission added…

UK Defense Ministry Faulted for ‘Chaotic’ Failures Behind Afghan Data Leak —————————————- British lawmakers have sharply criticized the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) for what a parliamentary report described as “chaotic” decision-making and serious management failures that led to a…

Winter Looms Over Afghanistan’s Triple Crisis: Hunger, Animal Disease, and Resource Shortages ——————————————- Afghanistan is facing a convergence of humanitarian emergencies: millions of people face severe winter hunger, and more than 21 million sheep and goats are at risk from a…

UNICEF Warns of Deepening Water Crisis in Afghanistan Affecting Millions ……….. A worsening water crisis in Afghanistan is endangering the health and livelihoods of millions, with nearly 80 percent of the population relying on unsafe drinking water, according to a…

Afghanistan Launches First Women-Run Radio Station in Herat …………… Amid increasing restrictions on women, Afghanistan has inaugurated its first women-focused radio station in the western city of Herat, operated entirely by female journalists. The new station, Nawai Zan — meaning…

Cross-Border Trade Halt Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Takes Heavy Economic Toll ………. Nearly a month after cross-border trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan came to a standstill, economic losses are mounting on both sides as thousands of commercial trucks remain stranded,…

Under Siege Yet Unbroken: Afghan Journalists Face Taliban Repression as Salma Niazi Wins Global Honors for Bravery ——————————————— Afghanistan’s press freedom crisis has deepened as the Taliban intensify their campaign of intimidation against journalists — even as one Afghan reporter,…

Women Without Burqa Banned from Entering Herat Hospital ————————————– Local reports from Herat indicate that Taliban forces have barred dozens of women — including patients and medical staff — from entering the city’s main hospital for not wearing the burqa.…

UNICEF Warns of Severe Malnutrition Crisis Affecting Millions of Children in Afghanistan ……………. More than 3.5 million children in Afghanistan are suffering from acute malnutrition, including around one million classified as severely wasted, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund…