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US Army Awards Lockheed Martin Up to $58.6 Billion Patriot Missile Contract

Afghanistan, July 30 -- The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $58.6 billion to produce Patriot missile interceptors, as Washington moves to replenish air-defence stocks amid i... Read More


US Seeks Deportation of Afghan Green Card Holder Accused of Supporting ISIS Plot

Afghanistan, July 30 -- The US Justice Department is seeking to deport a 47-year-old Afghan lawful permanent resident accused of supporting an Islamic State-inspired plot to carry out a mass-casualty ... Read More


UNODC, IOM Warn of Rising Human Trafficking Risks in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, July 30 -- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have warned that Afghans returning from Iran and Pakistan face incre... Read More


Over 30 Killed in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir Election Protests

Afghanistan, July 30 -- Regional elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have been marred by deadly clashes between protesters and security forces, with more than 30 people reportedly killed around... Read More


Fear of Arrest Keeps Afghan Refugees In Pakistan From Seeking Healthcare, MSF Warns

Afghanistan, July 29 -- Thousands of Afghan refugees in Pakistan are delaying or avoiding essential medical care because they fear arrest, detention and deportation under Islamabad's ongoing campaign ... Read More


Death toll rises to 13 after powerful Japan earthquake

Afghanistan, July 29 -- A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto, killing at least 13 people, injuring dozens and triggering a large-scale rescue operatio... Read More


Germany deports 31 Afghans, including first non-criminal since 2021

Afghanistan, July 29 -- Germany deported 31 Afghan nationals to Kabul on Tuesday, including one man with no criminal conviction, marking the first known removal of a non-criminal Afghan since the Tali... Read More


Amnesty International Urges US to Arrest Netanyahu During Washington Visit

Afghanistan, July 29 -- Amnesty International has urged US authorities to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and transfer him to the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he is wante... Read More


Afghan Migrant Woman Miscarried After Police Raid in Pakistan, MSF Says

Afghanistan, July 29 -- Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says an Afghan migrant woman in Pakistan suffered a miscarriage after police raided her home and detained her husband, highlighting concerns that... Read More


Floods and Heavy Rains Kill 3, Damage Nearly 200 Homes in Afghanistan: OCHA

Afghanistan, July 29 -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported that heavy rains, flash floods and landslides have killed at least three people and c... Read More