• Education

    2023-10-23

    Depriving girls of education raises risk of extremism, conflict in Afghanistan

    Continued exclusion of women from education will lead to a decline in overall literacy, creating fertile ground for extremism and new conflicts in the country, civil society and rights activists warn.

  • Security

    2023-10-20

    Worries mount in Badakhshan as terrorist groups expand their presence

    Members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), Jamaat Ansarullah (JA) and the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) have infiltrated the province, locals say.

  • Environment

    2023-10-19

    International aid saves lives as Herat battles continuing earthquakes

    Temporary shelters and food assistance are saving many lives, earthquake survivors say. But they need durable houses as a long-term solution to the crisis.

    • In your opinion, have terrorist groups, like Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), established sanctuaries in Afghanistan within the past two years?

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    'Nothing allowed': Afghan women demand education rights in UN appeal

    A United Nations campaign aims to raise #AfghanGirlsVoices, spearheading a global call to respect all Afghan girls' and women's right to education.

    'Nothing allowed': Afghan women demand education rights in UN appeal
  • Refugees

    2023-10-18

    Deportation announcement sparks surge in violence against Afghan refugees in Iran

    A video on social media purportedly shows Iranians harassing and attacking Afghans.

  • Terrorism

    2023-10-17

    2 years after bloody ISIS-K attack on Kunduz Shia mosque, victims' families demand justice

    ISIS attacks on mosques and other civilian targets have devastated countless families who want the perpetrators held accountable by Afghan authorities and international courts.

  • Security

    2023-10-16

    ISIS claims responsibility for suicide attack on Shia mosque in Baghlan

    Afghans say the increase in ISIS activity in northern Afghanistan is concerning, and that there is a vital need for more measures to protect the public against terrorism.

  • Security

    2023-10-11

    Afghan girls honor ISIS attack victims through painting

    The girls, who have been learning painting in secret, are seeking to preserve the memories of the innocent children and teenagers who were killed in an ISIS suicide bombing in 2022.

  • Environment

    2023-10-10

    Afghans hold mass funeral as hope for finding earthquake survivors fades

    In Siah Ab, near the epicenter of the quake, local residents held funeral rites for more than 300 victims collected from nearby communities.

  • Refugees

    2023-10-06

    Iranian plan to deport millions of Afghan refugees draws condemnation

    Iranian officials say their country will deport all Afghan refugees who have no residence documents, a move many say will worsen Afghanistan's economic and social crisis.

  • Security

    2023-10-04

    ISIS land mine deaths in Jawzjan raise concern over terror group's presence

    Two children were killed and another injured as they played near a land mine placed by ISIS. Locals say the group is gaining strength once again.

  • Women's Rights

    2023-10-03

    Afghan female athletes defy odds, pursue dreams at Asian Games

    A total of 17 women are competing in volleyball, cycling and track and field with the goal of giving Afghan women hope for the future.

  • Terrorism

    2023-10-02

    Alleged TTP sanctuaries in Afghanistan strain Kabul-Islamabad relations

    TTP activities and attacks inside Pakistan have increased, indicating the terror group has safe havens in the border regions, analysts say.

  • Terrorism

    2023-09-29

    6 years after deadly ISIS mosque attack in Herat, grieving families fear future violence

    About 40 Shia worshippers were killed and more than 60 others were injured in the bloody attack on Javadia mosque on August 1, 2017. Years later, fear for extremist violence still looms.

  • Diplomacy

    2023-09-27

    Iran, Russia, China's remarks on Afghanistan spark outrage

    Comments made by Iranian, Russian and Chinese officials in international forums are a sign of those countries' growing interference in Afghanistan's internal affairs, say Afghans.

  • Economy

    2023-09-25

    Afghans accuse Chinese companies of 'looting' country's mines

    China has increased its mining activities in Afghanistan over the past two years, taking advantage of a lack of competition to gain a tight grip on the country's mineral wealth.

  • Refugees

    2023-09-19

    Afghan refugees complain of ill treatment from Iranian forces

    Afghan deportees at the United Nations camp in Herat claim they have suffered beatings, torture and extortion at the hands of Iranian forces.

  • Security

    2023-09-18

    Pakistan, Afghanistan reopen key border crossing after clashes

    The nine-day closure at the busy crossing of Torkham, following a September 6 gun battle between border guards, was one of the longest so far.

  • Security

    2023-09-14

    Rising meth production in Afghanistan sparks worries over IRGC smuggling

    UNODC has found a 'drastic, nearly twelvefold increase' in seizures of methamphetamine in Afghanistan and neighboring countries in a 5-year period.

  • Security

    2023-09-07

    Gunfight shutters Torkham crossing between Pakistan, Afghanistan

    Both Afghan and Pakistani guards blamed the other for starting the firefight, while Pakistani troops repelled a cross-border raid involving 'hundreds' of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants.

  • Economy

    2023-08-28

    Shoddy products from China threaten local businesses in Balkh

    'If the import of low-quality goods is not banned, our factories will collapse,' said one factory owner.

  • Energy

    2023-08-24

    Herat residents accuse Iran of cutting off power over water dispute

    Iran has been abruptly cutting off power to Herat province, say local residents.

  • Health

    2023-08-22

    WHO opens 100-bed drug addiction treatment hospital in Kandahar

    Addiction is a serious problem in Kandahar, residents say, adding that support from aid agencies is critical in treating the thousands of addicts who need help.

  • Economy

    2023-08-21

    With support from IOM, thread company in Herat creates 2,500 jobs for needy women

    Many of the company's woman workers are the sole breadwinners of their families.

  • Education

    2023-08-18

    'Nothing allowed': Afghan women demand education rights in UN appeal

    A United Nations campaign aims to raise #AfghanGirlsVoices, spearheading a global call to respect all Afghan girls' and women's right to education.

  • Security

    2023-08-17

    Iran under pressure to stop sheltering Pakistani insurgent groups

    Escalating attacks on security personnel in Balochistan orchestrated by Pakistani militants in Iran have strained ties between the two nations.

  • Economy

    2023-08-16

    Closure of beauty parlors creates new challenges for Afghan economy

    The ban on beauty parlors, which took effect last month, has put 50,000 Afghans out of work and affected the local cosmetics and beauty product industries in Afghanistan.

  • Analysis

    2023-08-15

    Afghans lose decades of progress in just two years

    Economic growth, access to education and political freedom that Afghans worked to achieve are now essentially gone.