Ghor residents face severe healthcare shortage
Residents of Tulak district in Afghanistan’s Ghor province have raised concerns over a severe lack of access to basic healthcare services, saying they can see a doctor only once a…
Taliban shuts around 100 shops in Herat amid land ownership dispute
Taliban authorities have reportedly closed around 100 shops in Jebrail district of Herat province following a dispute over land ownership in the central area of the township. Sources in Jebrail…
Taliban closes Rah-e Farda TV office in Kabul
The Taliban has closed the Kabul office of private television network Rah-e Farda, according to sources cited by Afghanistan International, amid a wider security operation targeting a nearby office representing…
Tajik-Pashtun cooperation continues within Afghanistan’s resistance groups
There appears to be no major ethnic divide between Tajiks and Pashtuns within Afghanistan’s larger resistance groups, with members of both communities continuing to cooperate across different fronts. Many Pashtun…
ANALYSIS: could the raid on Shitte seminary strain Iran-Taliban relations?
By Dr Muhammad Shahid The raid this past weekend on Kabul’s Khatam al-Nabieen seminary — one of Afghanistan’s most prominent Shia religious institutions — was, on its face, a domestic…
Indian national caught smuggling gold from UAE
In a bizarre and unusual smuggling attempt, security personnel at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru foiled an attempt to smuggle gold by a passenger who had concealed two capsule-shaped…
Critics question financial support reaching Taliban authorities
Critics of the Taliban are urging Afghans to recognize the potential consequences of international funds and financial resources reaching the group’s de facto authorities. According to the criticism, millions of…
Taliban reportedly arrest 28 from Khatam al-Nabiyyin seminary
Tamadan TV has reported that 28 professors, students and other individuals have been arrested by the Taliban from the Khatam al-Nabiyyin Seminary. According to the report, Taliban forces surrounded the…
Six Afghan and Cuban Deportees Arrive in Guyana From U.S.
Six Afghan and Cuban nationals deported by the United States have arrived in Guyana as part of the Trump administration’s expanding policy of transferring deported migrants to third countries. The…
UN staff in Afghanistan told to work from home for five days
The United Nations has reportedly instructed its staff in Afghanistan to work from home for five days, according to sources cited by Afghanistan International. A UN source told the outlet…