Afghanistan International: Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has urged members of the group to “recognise their limits and authority” after assuming office, warning against discord, negligence and arbitrary conduct. His remarks follow comments by Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s interior minister, who recently said the group governs through humiliation, violence, fear and intimidation. Click here to read
Afghanistan International: Yaqoob Sheikh who has been described as having links to Lashkar-e-Taiba has warned the Taliban that if they fail to guarantee Afghan territory will not be used against Pakistan, his party will stand alongside the country’s army. In a video message circulated on social media, Sheikh said his group was ready to make
Amu: More than 17 million people in Afghanistan are facing acute food insecurity this winter as hunger and malnutrition deepen across the country, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said on Tuesday, warning that funding cuts are limiting life-saving assistance. New data from the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report shows that
Ariana: Abu Muslim Farah have reaffirmed their status as one of Afghanistan’s leading football clubs after being crowned champions of the fifth season of the Afghanistan Champions League, completing a flawless campaign to lift the title. The Farah-based side won all nine of their matches in the season, finishing with a perfect 27 points to
Axios: The fallout from last month’s D.C. shooting — where a suspected gunman from Afghanistan killed one National Guard member and injured another— has Afghan refugees in Richmond fearing an uncertain future, community leaders tell Axios. The big picture: More than 2,600 Afghan refugees have resettled in the Richmond area since 2021, when the U.S.
Khaama: The meeting convened representatives from Pakistan, Russia, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. Pakistan participated at the prime ministerial level, while Russia and Uzbekistan sent presidential-level envoys, reflecting high-level engagement. The Iranian minister warned that externally imposed solutions have consistently failed to deliver stability or sustainable development, advocating regionally led approaches as the most effective
8am: Health sources in Kabul say that in recent weeks, several residents of the city have been taken to hospitals as a result of armed robberies, with some of them losing their lives. According to these sources, only four incidents have occurred over a little more than two weeks in Karte Char. The health sources
Khaama: The Human Rights Activists Union has warned that Afghanistan is facing a dire situation, describing the Taliban’s restrictions on education as a form of cultural genocide that silences voices and limits awareness. The group said these measures have already had severe consequences and threaten the future of younger generations. Click here to read more