KABUL – Tensions between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan have sharply escalated after New Delhi launched military strikes on Pakistani territory and Pakistan-administered Kashmir early Wednesday, in response to last month’s deadly massacre of tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir. India says the strikes, dubbed Operation Sindoor, targeted “terrorist infrastructure” linked to …
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KABUL – A tragic incident unfolded in west Houston on April 27 when Abdul Rahman Waziri, a 31-year-old Afghan refugee who had bravely assisted U.S. Special Forces, was shot and killed after a dispute over a parking spot. Waziri, who had relocated to the U.S. seeking safety for his family, …
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KABUL – U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly considering negotiations with the Taliban to regain access to Bagram Air Base, a major former American military installation in northern Afghanistan. The proposal, which has not been officially confirmed, has raised concerns among Afghan and international observers, who warn that such a …
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KABUL – The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday launched an urgent funding appeal to support Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan, warning of a growing humanitarian crisis along the border. According to the IOM, nearly 110,000 Afghans returned from Pakistan between April 3 and May 3, many …
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KABUL – Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has publicly criticized Pakistan for naming its recently tested ballistic missile “Abdali” after Ahmad Shah Abdali, a revered Afghan historical figure and the founder of modern Afghanistan. In a post on X at 11:24 UTC on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, Karzai called out …
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KABUL – Iran is seeking deeper economic ties with Afghanistan to promote regional stability and long-term development, a senior Iranian trade official announced Sunday during a key trade conference in Tehran. Payam Baqeri, deputy head of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, said Iran is ready to expand trade, invest in …
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KABUL – A recent report by Afghan media has shed light on a troubling rise in mental health challenges among women and girls, following years of mounting social and economic pressures. The tragic case of a young woman who took her own life in Ghor province last week has sparked …
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KABUL — The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed concern over what it describes as an intensifying pattern of limitations affecting Afghan women and girls, as detailed in its latest quarterly human rights report released on Thursday. The report covers developments from January to March 2025 and …
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KABUL – US President Donald Trump has reignited debate over global influence in post-withdrawal Afghanistan by claiming that China now occupies the Bagram Airbase — a strategic site that once represented America’s longest military war abroad. Though the claim has been flatly denied by both the Taliban and Beijing, the …
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Kabul – Former President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has expressed grave concern over a recent UNICEF report highlighting a sharp increase in infant and child mortality across the country. Karzai stated that the root cause of such crises lies in the weakening of the education system and the lack of …
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