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More Than Half of Afghanistan's Primary School-Age Children Out of School, UN Report Finds

Afghanistan, Nov. 7 -- More than half of Afghanistan's primary school-age children remain outside formal education, while millions of girls continue to be barred from secondary schools, according to a... Read More


European TV Networks Evacuated After 'Message to the West' Bomb Threats

Afghanistan, Nov. 7 -- Bomb threats targeting television broadcasters in Ireland, Britain and Bulgaria prompted evacuations, security operations and temporary disruptions to broadcasting on Friday, as... Read More


Pakistan's External Debt Nearly Doubles to $135 Billion in a Decade: World Bank

Afghanistan, Nov. 6 -- Pakistan's external debt has nearly doubled over the past decade, reaching $135.1 billion in 2025, compared with $68.7 billion in 2015, according to the World Bank's Internation... Read More


Turkey Approves Three-Nation Defence Pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia

Afghanistan, Nov. 6 -- Turkey's parliament has approved a joint defence agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, establishing a framework for closer military cooperation and collective security among... Read More


Tajikistan Raises Alarm Over Extremism, Cybercrime and Afghanistan Border Security

Afghanistan, Nov. 6 -- Tajikistan has called for stronger measures against terrorism, extremism and cybercrime, warning that a decline in recorded offences does not mean security threats have disappea... Read More


Abdul El-Sayed Says Jewish Children's Safety Matters as Much as His Own

Afghanistan, Nov. 6 -- Michigan senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed says protecting Jewish Americans is as important as protecting his own children, while opposing US taxpayer-funded military assistance to I... Read More


Afghan Former Fulbright Scholar Released From ICE Custody in Michigan, Attorney Says

Afghanistan, Nov. 6 -- Benazir Noorzad, an Afghan asylum seeker and former Fulbright scholar detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Detroit Metropolitan Airport last month, has been r... Read More


Pakistan Envoy, New UNHCR Representative Discuss Afghanistan's Humanitarian Situation

Afghanistan, Nov. 5 -- Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq, has met with newly appointed UN refugee agency representative Noriko Takagi to discuss Afghanistan's humanitar... Read More


Woman Killed, Five Injured in Shooting at Citibank Complex in Florida

Afghanistan, Nov. 5 -- A woman was killed and five other people injured in a shooting at Citibank's corporate complex in Brandon, Florida, after an armed man drove into the premises and opened fire, a... Read More


Trump's Midterm Defeat Could Give China New Leverage in Washington

Afghanistan, Nov. 5 -- China has signalled it intends to maintain stable relations with the United States despite President Donald Trump's major setback in the midterm elections, while a Democratic-co... Read More