Afghanistan International: The Norwegian Refugee Council says more than 28,000 Afghan migrants have returned from Iran since the war began, warning returnees urgently need food, shelter, clean water and other basic services. The council had previously warned about the impact of the war on civilians and Afghan migrants in Iran, saying many Afghans live in
Afghanistan International: The Taliban’s use of drones has evolved over five years from commercial surveillance aircraft and propaganda tools into a more ambitious program involving armed and apparent one-way attack drones. Afghanistan International’s reporting indicates the Taliban have used drone aircraft since 2020. Before then, the Taliban’s Al-Emara Studio mainly used drones to film operations
Amu: At least 1,492 Afghan nationals died or went missing during migration journeys worldwide in 2025, the International Organization for Migration said, underscoring the persistent dangers faced by migrants from Afghanistan. The figure makes Afghans the largest group among the 2,722 migrants from Asia and the Pacific who died or disappeared last year, according to
8am: Sources say that employees of the Herat Provincial Environmental Protection Directorate, under Taliban control, are deeply concerned about pressure from Abdulali Muttaqi, the Taliban’s newly appointed head of the department. According to the sources, this Taliban official exerts pressure on staff under various pretexts to force them to resign so that he can replace
Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Freedom Front has announced it has resumed attacks against the Taliban after halting operations during Ramadan. It said that in its first spring offensive on Sunday evening, March 29, it attacked a Taliban border unit in Baharak district of Badakhshan province, killing four members. According to the AFF, three other Taliban
Ariana: Hundreds of Afghans living abroad staged protests in the cities of London and Oslo over the weekend, condemning what they described as continued military attacks by Pakistan that have led to rising civilian casualties in eastern Afghanistan. In London, demonstrators marched through central streets, chanting slogans against the strikes and urging global powers to
8am: The Taliban announced that since 26 March, heavy rainfall, lightning, landslides, and floods have claimed the lives of 28 people across more than 20 provinces of Afghanistan. Bakhtar News Agency, under Taliban control, reported on Monday, 30 March, that Hafiz Mohammad Yousuf Hamad, Head of Information and Publications and spokesperson for the Taliban’s Disaster
Amu: At least 10 people, including six members of an Afghan migrant family, were killed in a missile strike on a residential area in southern Tehran, according to Iranian media reports. The strike hit the Ray district, south of the capital, Iranian outlets reported. The Fars news agency attributed the attack to missile strikes by