Iranian engineers rescued in Herat after being stranded in heavy snowstorm

The Ministry of National Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), said Thursday that four Iranian engineers who had entered Herat province for the technical...

Afghan players call for politics to be kept out of sport

Afghan cricketers reacted strongly to Australia’s decision to scrap the three-match ODI series scheduled for March in the UAE on Thursday, with a number of players...

IEA foreign minister visits survivors of Kabul explosion

Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi visited patients at the Emergency Hospital on Thursday and spoke to survivors of the previous day’s explosion. During his visit,...

Russian special envoy meets Muttaqi in Kabul

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Russian special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, and discussed bilateral relations, regional issues,...

Tahawol: 3rd meeting of OIC on Afghanistan discussed

Saar: Afghanistan’s economic situation discussed

IEA says ban on schools for girls is ‘temporary’ after OIC calls for decision to be reversed

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday that the concerns, noted by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) regarding the prohibition of...

Kabul resident wins two million AFN in 3rd round of AWCC’s lucky draw

Hamiduddin Safi, a resident of Kabul, has walked away with a bumper two million AFN in Afghan Wireless Communication Company, AWCC’s, ongoing lucky draw. Safi is...

Cricket Australia’s decision to withdraw from ODI series ‘unfair’: ACB

Responding to Cricket Australia’s announcement that it has withdrawn from the ODI series against Afghanistan in March, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said it was “extremely...

Prince Harry says he didn’t brag about killing 25 people in Afghanistan

Prince Harry says he did not boast in his newly-released memoir, “Spare,” about the number of Taliban fighters he killed in Afghanistan, saying his comments were...

Kabul, Islamabad agree to boost bilateral trade and transit

The Pakistan Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry said Kabul and Islamabad have agreed to reduce tariffs on commodities in bilateral trade and transit affairs...

Emergency Hospital takes in over 40 wounded in Kabul explosion

Humanitarian medical NGO Emergency said its surgical center in Kabul had taken in more than 40 people who had been wounded in Wednesday’s explosion outside the...

Australia pulls out of ODI series against Afghanistan

Cricket Australia (CA) has called off the ODI series against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates in March. In a statement, CA explained that the decision...

Tahawol: Kabul-Islamabad relations discussed

IEA is not against education: Minister Nadeem

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is not opposed to education, and is committed to the rights of all citizens, Higher Education Minister Neda Mohammad Nadeem...

Saar: OIC meeting on Afghanistan discussed

At least five killed in blast outside foreign ministry in Kabul

At least five people were killed after an explosion happened outside the foreign ministry complex in Kabul city on Wednesday afternoon, police said. Khalid Zadran, a...

Man wounds six people at Paris Gare du Nord station

A man attacked and wounded six people at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Wednesday morning, leaving one with serious injuries, before being...

World Bank warns global economy could tip into recession in 2023

The World Bank slashed its 2023 growth forecasts on Tuesday to levels teetering on the brink of recession for many countries as the impact of central...

Tajikistan extends contract to supply Afghanistan with power

Afghanistan’s power utility company Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) has confirmed Tajikistan agreed to extend the contract to supply the country with electricity until the end...