Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Urban Development and Housing has ceased publishing images depicting living beings on its official social media channels, instead opting for photographs of empty meeting rooms and Taliban flags. The Taliban Administration’s abrupt policy shift in restricting…

UN: Over 1.2 Million Afghans Deported from Pakistan Since Late 2023 ………………… The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reports that more than 1.2 million Afghans have returned from Pakistan since September 2023, amid an intensified deportation campaign by Pakistani authorities. Senior…

Forced Evictions of Hazara Families in Bamyan Spark Accusations of Ethnic Cleansing ………….. Report: A recent wave of forced evictions targeting Shia Hazara families in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan, has sparked widespread outrage and renewed accusations of ethnic cleansing under…

Afghan Shia Child Shines at Asian Wushu Championships, Bringing Gold to Afghanistan ———————————– Mohammad Taha Ishaqi, a 13-year-old Afghan Shia teenager, has brought a gold medal to Afghanistan in the Taolu section of the Asian Wushu Championships held in China.…

Young Afghan Hazara Nominated for German City Council Election —————————— Hakeem Rezaei, a young Afghan Hazara, has been nominated by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) to run in the Burken City Council elections in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, after…

UN Security Council Warns of Child Suicide Bomber Camps in Northern Afghanistan ——————————– The United Nations Security Council has issued a stark warning regarding the establishment of training camps for child suicide bombers by ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) in northern Afghanistan. According…

Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush Region ………………. A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region on Saturday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). Initially reported as magnitude 5.5, the quake occurred at a depth of 123…

UN Report: ISIS-K Poses Regional Threat from Afghanistan with 2,000 Fighters ————————————– ISIS, with an estimated 2,000 fighters in Afghanistan, poses a significant threat to regional stability and security, according to a report from ABNA24 citing the UN Security Council’s…

Afghanistan Faces Severe Health and Humanitarian Crisis, UNICEF Warns ———————————- Afghanistan is grappling with a severe health and humanitarian crisis, with children bearing the brunt, according to a new report from UNICEF published by Amu TV. In the first half…

Afghanistan Ranked World’s Most Food-Insecure Nation by UN FAO —————————– Afghanistan has been designated as the world’s most food-insecure country for 2024-2025 by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Khaama Press reported. This alarming classification, released in a…