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Iran Says Any Violation of U.S. Accord Will Draw 'Strong Response'

Afghanistan, June 17 -- Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of Iran's parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, has warned that any violation of the U.S.-Iran agreement due to be formally sig... Read More


Pope Welcomes U.S.-Iran Peace Deal, Hopes for End to Conflict

Afghanistan, June 17 -- Pope Leo XIV has welcomed the emerging U.S.-Iran agreement aimed at ending the recent conflict, saying he thanked God that both sides appeared close to finalizing the deal expe... Read More


Internet Blackout in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir Enters 12th Day: Amnesty

Afghanistan, June 17 -- Amnesty International has said that an internet shutdown in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir has entered its 12th consecutive day, while disruptions to mobile phone serv... Read More


France to Try 14 Over Deadly Channel Crossing That Killed 27 Migrants

Afghanistan, June 17 -- French prosecutors have ordered 14 people, most of them Afghan and Iraqi nationals, to stand trial over a migrant boat disaster in the English Channel that killed at least 27 p... Read More


Germany Expels 32 Afghan Convicts to Kabul in Charter Flight

Afghanistan, June 17 -- Germany deported 32 Afghan nationals convicted of serious crimes to Kabul on Monday, marking the latest step in Berlin's efforts to resume direct deportation flights to Afghani... Read More


U.S. Seeks Death Penalty for Afghan Ex-Commando Accused of Killing National Guard Soldier

Afghanistan, June 17 -- U.S. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for an Afghan former commando accused of killing a National Guard soldier and seriously wounding another service member in Washin... Read More


New Smartphone Curbs Target Civil and Military Employees in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, June 17 -- A nationwide ban on the use of smartphones by civilian and military government employees has been approved in Afghanistan, with violators facing legal punishment and confiscati... Read More


OCHA Warns Restrictions Limiting Afghan Women's Access to Life-Saving Healthcare

Afghanistan, June 17 -- The UN humanitarian agency has warned that growing restrictions on Afghan women and girls are further limiting access to critical healthcare services in a country already facin... Read More


FBI Foils White House Attack Plot, Arrests Five

Afghanistan, June 17 -- US authorities say they have disrupted a planned mass-casualty attack targeting a major UFC event at the White House, arresting five suspects before the plot could be carried o... Read More


Uzbekistan Seizes Nearly 38kg of Drugs Smuggled From Afghanistan

Afghanistan, June 17 -- Uzbekistan's State Security Service says it has seized nearly 38 kilograms of narcotics smuggled from Afghanistan and arrested several suspects in operations linked to a cross-... Read More