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Fire Destroys More Than 200 Shops at Mazar-e-Sharif's Bakhtar Market

Afghanistan, Oct. 31 -- A fire at an underground commercial market in Mazar-e-Sharif has destroyed more than 200 shops, leaving traders facing heavy financial losses, local sources say. The fire brok... Read More


Mujahid Says Pakistan Is Not Ready for Dialogue

Afghanistan, Oct. 31 -- Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says Pakistan is unwilling to pursue peaceful talks, despite continued diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between Kabul and Islamabad. ... Read More


U.S. Readies Flight Sending 150 Afghans Toward Taliban Rule, NYT Reports

Afghanistan, Oct. 31 -- The Trump administration is preparing to deport more than 150 Afghans, including relatives of people who served alongside U.S. troops, on a flight to Pakistan that could leave ... Read More


Scholarships for Afghan Students in 2027: What Is Open and Where You Can Still Get a Visa

Afghanistan, Oct. 31 -- Afghan students can still win fully funded places abroad and free online degrees in 2027. But the route that works depends on where you live, which passport you hold and whethe... Read More


US Approves $2.1 Billion Sale of 500 Patriot Missiles to Ukraine

Afghanistan, Oct. 31 -- The United States has approved a proposed $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot air-defence interceptor missiles to Ukraine, as Kyiv seeks to replenish supplies amid intensified Rus... Read More


India's Gujarat Court Sentences Three Men to Life in Cow-Slaughter Case

Afghanistan, Oct. 31 -- A court in India's Gujarat state has sentenced three men to rigorous life imprisonment in a cow-slaughter case involving the seizure of 277 kilograms of meat, while citing Hind... Read More


UN Warns Clashes Near Torkham Border Put Civilians and Aid Workers at Risk

Afghanistan, Oct. 31 -- Renewed clashes near Afghanistan's Torkham border crossing with Pakistan have endangered civilians and humanitarian operations, with a child killed and an aid worker injured, t... Read More


9 Million People Need Winter Aid in Afghanistan, Ukraine, Syria and Lebanon, UNHCR Says

Afghanistan, Oct. 31 -- At least nine million people in Afghanistan, Ukraine, Syria and Lebanon need additional assistance to survive the coming winter, as funding shortages and rising energy prices d... Read More


U.S. Military Death Toll in Iran Conflict Reaches 23, Pentagon Says

Afghanistan, Oct. 30 -- The Pentagon has raised the official number of U.S. military personnel who have died in connection with the war against Iran to 23, adding two non-combat deaths to its casualty... Read More


Qatari Mediators Return to Tehran in Push for US-Iran Peace Deal

Afghanistan, Oct. 30 -- Qatari mediators returned to Tehran on Friday to advance efforts for a US-Iran agreement, but disagreements over nuclear negotiations, oil sanctions and a US port blockade cont... Read More