Former Afghan President Karzai on girls' education in country

Former President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai has said that the education of girls is a "vital issue" for...

Afghanistan receives 169 tonnes of aid from Uzbekistan 

Afghanistan has received 169 tons of aid from Uzbekistan at a time when the country is grappling with a severe...

Pak govt extends stay of registered Afghan refugees till June 30

The decision was taken following the federal cabinet meeting held at the Pakistan PM House under the chairmanship of...

UN says Afghanistan has turned into 'graveyard' of girls’ hopes

Amid restrictions imposed on women, and girls in Afghanistan under the Taliban, the United Nations has said that the...

Afghanistan: Rains, floods destroy nearly 70 schools, madrassas

Recent rains and floods have destroyed nearly 70 schools and madrassas in Uruzgan province of Afghanistan, and lack...

Special market for women shuts down in Afghanistan

The situation of women in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule continues to deteriorate, as in yet another case, the...

Pak: More poliovirus detected in sewage samples from Quetta

According to Regional Reference Lab for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health, these samples were...

Afghanistan: Nine people killed due to floods in Helmand

In a statement, the Taliban-appointed head of information and culture in Helmand said that the incident first...

Turkish doctors arrive in Kabul for free pediatric care

At a time when Afghanistan is grappling with a poor economy and the healthcare system is in a deteriorated state,...

Afghanistan's Nabi reflects on team's international debut

Fifteen years ago, on this day, Afghanistan played their first international match, a fifth-place playoff against...

Jaishankar meets UNAMA chief, discusses situation in Afghanistan

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed pleasure at welcoming Special Representative Roza Otunbayeva, head...

Death toll from floods in Afghanistan rises to 55: Taliban

The Taliban-led Ministry of State for Natural Disaster Management in Afghanistan has confirmed that the death toll...