KabulNow: An explosion inside a private school in western Kabul on Monday afternoon injured several students, including children, as they were leaving their classrooms, health sources confirmed. The blast occurred at about 4:30 p.m. local time at Shams-e-Hedayat private school in Mahdia Township, in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of Kabul’s 13th district, according to the sources.
Amu: Afghanistan’s national futsal team defeated New Zealand 6-1 on Thursday to conclude its campaign at the 2026 Continental Futsal Cup in Thailand. Afghanistan finished the competition with one win, one draw and two defeats in four matches. The team lost to Thailand and Vietnam, drew with Russia, and closed the tournament with the victory
Ariana: Afghanistan’s General Statistics and Information Authority (GSIA) has estimated the country’s population at 37.2 million for the solar year 1405. The latest estimate shows that men account for 51 percent of the population, while women make up 49 percent. Click here to read more (external link).
AP: The judge wanted everyone in the courtroom to know that when he’d signed a war orphan over to an American Marine he thought it was an emergency — that the child injured on the battlefield in Afghanistan was on death’s door, with neither a family nor a country to claim her. A lawyer for
Khaama: The FBI in Washington has released a missing-person poster for Mahmood Shah Habibi, an Afghan–American citizen and former head of Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Authority. In a statement issued Sunday, August 10, the FBI announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the location and safe return of Habibi. The agency
Khaama: World Chess Day celebrates chess’s global benefits in education, peace, and inclusion, while the game remains banned in Afghanistan, risking its cultural loss. On July 20, the United Nations celebrated World Chess Day, highlighting chess as a powerful tool for education, sustainable development, peace, and social inclusion globally. Click here to read more (external
By Firuza Azizi and Farangis Najibullah Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 13, 2025 A popular Afghan singer has been missing for more than a month in Kabul, where she shot to fame with her performance on a popular television talent show nearly a decade ago. Zulala Hashimi’s husband says she left home on June 4
Afghanistan International: Habibi’s family has long claimed that he is being held in Taliban custody. However, in a statement issued Thursday, 3 July, Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said that an internal investigation, conducted at the request of the family, found no evidence that Habibi had been arrested by any Taliban-affiliated agency. Click here to read
AP: This centuries-old blood sport, once a common winter pastime, now takes place year-round in the Afghan capital, driven not just by tradition but by poverty, unemployment and desperation. The Taliban has outlawed cockfighting since seizing power in 2021. Yet the fights continue. Click here to read more (external link).
Amu: Zolala Hashemi, a well-known artist, has been missing for more than two weeks after being abducted in the capital, Kabul, according to local sources and her family. Taliban security agencies have yet to locate Hashemi, despite reportedly opening an investigation, sources said. Local sources added there is still no confirmation as to whether she