Opium cultivation rose by 19 percent in Afghanistan this year, the UN reported Wednesday, despite a Taliban government ban that almost eradicated the crop
A report states that Pakistani military airstrikes targeting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) positions in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, have caused civilian casualties
1 week agoClashes in Nimroz province after Iranian security forces reportedly opened fire on smugglers within Afghanistan who were attempting to cross into Iran
2 week agoCSTO conducted a drill "Rubezh-2024" in Tajikistan. Servicemen from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan took part
2 week agoThe Taliban's spokesman announced that a raid on an ISKP cell in the Marko area of Firuzkoh, the capital of Ghor province, resulted in the killing of two ISKP members, including their commander.
Taliban Investigating Report Iran Massacred ‘Dozens‘ of Illegal Afghan migrants on Border
3 week agoThe Taliban's spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the "IEA ambassador has submitted a copy of his letter of credence to Uzbekistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs."
NBC News: Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Afghanistan and currently living in Oklahoma City has been charged with plotting an election day terrorist attack in the name of ISIS, according to court documents. He allegedly bought weapons from a FBI asset as part of their investigation. He allegedly co-conspired with a juvenile.
1 month agoISKP attacked a Taliban patrol with an IED in Kunar yesterday, destroying a vehicle
1 month agoLavrov and the acting head of the Afghan Foreign Ministry discussed expanding cooperation with an emphasis on energy and agricultural projects, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported
Russian Foreign Ministry: Decision to remove Taliban from list of organizations 'taken at highest level', legal action to follow
1 month agoImages from the site of crash of Mi-8 helicopter in Pakistan, 6 people of 14 onboard killed, reportedly there could be Russian pilots, Pakistan confirms death of 2 Russian citizens
UN: Security incidents in Afghanistan up 53% from mid-May to July 31
The Iranian Embassy strongly condemned the attack by unidentified armed individuals on the residents of Daikundi along the Daikundi-Ghor route.The embassy said that Iran demands the perpetrators of this incident be punished
Abdul Matin Qane, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior, confirmed to TOLOnews that an attack on civilians has taken place in Daikundi province. Qane did not provide details regarding the nature of the attack or the number of casualties.
Iran's Minister of Interior has called for Afghan migrants residing in Iran to "go to their own country and work there to rebuild it" amid public demands to reduce the presence of millions of Afghan migrants, blamed for rising social and financial burdens
Afghan media: Clashes resume between Pakistani border guards and Taliban forces on Durand border line
UN: Poverty affects one in two people in Afghanistan
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Kabul blast
Several people have been killed and wounded when a suicide bomber blew up in PD-6, Kabul, near the Attorney General's Office. The explosion has been confirmed by the Taliban government's Interior Ministry
2 month agoPakistan Foreign Office spox categorically rejects Afghan Taliban's offer to mediate with TTP. The Foreign Office spox says that Pakistan has no desire to engage in any talks with the TTP
Germany deports Afghan nationals for first time since Taliban takeover in 2021
Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have kidnapped two Pakistan Army officers in Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan of Pakistan. One military officer identified as Lt Colonel Khalid is the Assistant Commissioner of Cantonment Board, another is his brother
Two explosions in the center of the capital, Kabul
Taliban military parade and ceremony to celebrate the Day of Victory in Bagram
Four Pakistani security forces personnel killed and several others injured in a midnight attack on security post in the Badar area of Upper South Waziristan tribal district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistani Taliban (TTP) claims responsibility for the attack
Taliban says it destroyed two Pakistani security points at Torkham border crossing
Reports of casualties in clashes on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border
3 month agoAnas Haqqani, a prominent member of the Islamic Emirate, wrote on X that xenophobia and the violation of the human rights of Afghan migrants are unacceptable.Referring to the publicized torture of an Afghan migrant in Iran by a security officer, Haqqani expressed hope that "this type of behavior will be stopped and held accountable. "Nevertheless, Anas Haqqani thanked the host countries, especially the neighboring countries, for their hospitality and for providing asylum and he urged Afghan migrants to return to Afghanistan
The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that due to budget shortages, it will be unable to support 600,000 pregnant women in Afghanistan this summer. WFP says that last year it was able to provide services to 1.6 million pregnant and breastfeeding women to prevent malnutrition
