Afghanistan

A number of Shia religious scholars and politicians in Afghanistan called on the ruling terrorist Taliban movement to ensure social and public justice for the Shias and for all the Afghan people.The scholars made statements at a meeting held in…

At least five Pakistan soldiers were killed by firing from neighbouring Afghanistan, Islamabad said Sunday, in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban.It comes just days after Baloch separatists in the southwest killed nine Pakistan troops in a series of…

The Imam Al-Hadi Foundation, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the holy city of Qom, carried out the second batch of distributing food baskets to the needy in the Afghan capital, Kabul.A statement of the Foundation, received by Shia…

Two Afghan journalists detained by the Taliban earlier this week were released Wednesday, the news editor of their media organization said.Since returning to power in August the Taliban have increasingly cracked down on dissent, and local journalists have been beaten…

The Sunday Times published a report by its correspondent in the Afghan capital, Christina Lamb, entitled “In my 35 years as a reporter, I have never seen anything of Afghanistan’s magnitude.”Christina begins her report by attempting to describe the suffering…

About one million children in Afghanistan are at risk of dying from malnutrition, and half of the population is suffering from an acute hunger crisis, according to United Nations estimates.Wardak Regional Hospital director, Muhammad Nader Rahmani, told the Wall Street…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that Afghanistan is facing the worst drought in two decades, bringing 9 million people to the brink of famine.He explained during a session of the Security Council, “More than half of Afghans face…

Afghan women protesting against the Taliban’s harsh rule say they have been betrayed by Norway, the first Western nation to host the hardline terrorists since they seized power in August.Led by the foreign minister, a Taliban delegation travelled first class…

According to Afghan media reports, the Taliban terrorist movement imposed fines of $5 on 73 people in the northeastern Badakhshan region, for not performing congregational prayers in the mosque.Local media reports said that from now on, any person who does…

A bomb targeting a bus carrying civilians exploded in the western province of Herat.Six Afghan civilians were killed and 10 others were wounded.The Herat Security Directorate, affiliated with the Taliban terrorist movement government, said that the explosion occurred in the…