Saar: Security concerns of regional countries discussed

Tahawol: China meeting on Afghanistan discussed

China President calls on neighboring countries to support Afghanistan

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on the neighboring countries of Afghanistan to do their best to support the Afghan people to create a brighter...

UN pushes for pledges, seeks $4.4 billion for Afghanistan

The United Nations announced on Thursday it is seeking $4.4 billion for Afghanistan in the largest ever humanitarian appeal launched for a single country, Reuters reported....

Global flood losses hit $82 bln last year, as study highlights UK risk

Flooding cost the global economy more than $82 billion last year, accounting for nearly a third of all losses from natural catastrophes, reinsurance agency Swiss Re...

WHO, UNICEF hold meeting in Doha on priorities for Afghanistan health sector

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF are holding a high-level meeting in Qatari capital Doha on interim priorities for the health sector in Afghanistan over...

Construction of 285-km irrigation canal underway in northern Afghanistan

Afghan government officials on Wednesday inaugurated the construction of a major irrigation canal, named Qosh Tepa, in the north of the country. The inauguration ceremony in...

Stats department estimates Afghanistan population to be 34.3 million

National Statistics and Information Administration of Afghanistan (NSIA), estimated Afghanistan population more than 34 million. In an event held by NSIA under the name of Publication...

Tahawol: China’s plan to host two-day meeting on Afghanistan discussed

Saar: IEA’s foreign policy reviewed

Australia to take in 16,500 more refugees from Afghanistan

The Australian government has announced it will take in an additional 16,500 Afghan refugees. This is in addition to it’s official humanitarian program which stands at...

Britain pledges funds to UN aid work in Afghanistan ahead of donor meeting

Britain on Wednesday pledged an additional 286 million pounds ($374 million) for life-saving food and other aid in Afghanistan, a day ahead of an international conference...

World Bank freezes Afghan projects after IEA bans girls from high school

The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA)...

France reports over 217,000 new COVID-19 infections – health ministry

France on Tuesday reported 217,480 new COVID-19 infections over the last 24 hours, a level unseen since early February. 1,538 people are currently in intensive care...

China, U.S., Russia, Pakistan to hold talks on Afghanistan – China, U.S. say

A top U.S. diplomat will meet this week in China to discuss issues in Afghanistan with his Chinese, Russian and Pakistani counterparts, the Chinese foreign ministry...

Pentagon views Russian claim of withdrawal from Kyiv with skepticism

Russia has started moving very small numbers of troops away from positions around Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, the Pentagon said on Tuesday (March 29), adding it was...

Passport distribution process to return to ‘normal’ next week: officials

Passport offices across Afghanistan will resume normal services from next week, officials said on Tuesday. Shafiullah Tasal, a spokesman for the General Directorate of Passports in...

Graham Thorpe named as new head coach of Afghanistan’s cricket team

Former English middle-order batter Graham Thorpe has been named as the new head coach of Afghanistan’s national men’s cricket team. According to the Afghan Cricket Board...

UN chief to convene high-level pledging event on Afghanistan

A high-level pledging event on Supporting the Humanitarian Response in Afghanistan 2022 will take place on Thursday the UN confirmed Tuesday. The meeting will be convened...

Make girls’ education ‘red line’ in talks with IEA, Amnesty tells int’l community

Amnesty International on Monday called on the international community to make girls’ right to education a “red line” during negotiations with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan...