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UNICEF Says 2.6 Million Afghan Girls Have Been Denied Secondary Education

Afghanistan, Sept. 17 -- More than 2.6 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education during the five years since the Taliban returned to power, UNICEF said on Thursday, w... Read More


US Intelligence Raised Concerns Over China Access in Proposed F-35 Sale to Saudi Arabia: NYT

Afghanistan, Sept. 17 -- U.S. intelligence officials have warned internally that China could gain access to sensitive American military technology if Washington proceeds with a proposed $24 billion sa... Read More


Houthis Claim Missile and Drone Strikes on Saudi Aramco Facilities, Air Base

Afghanistan, Sept. 17 -- Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said it launched ballistic missile and drone attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities in the Red Sea port city of Yanbu and targeted a Saudi mil... Read More


Turkey's Intelligence Chief Visits Kabul and Kandahar for High-Level Talks

Afghanistan, Sept. 17 -- Ibrahim Kalin, the head of Turkiye's National Intelligence Organization (MIT), has held high-level meetings with senior Taliban officials in Kabul and Kandahar, signaling Anka... Read More


Panama Says Women's Education Does Not Conflict With Afghanistan's Culture

Afghanistan, Sept. 16 -- Panama told the United Nations Security Council that Afghan women's rights to education, employment and participation in public life cannot be portrayed as being in conflict w... Read More


Afghan National Sentenced to 20 Years in US Over ISIS-K Role in Kabul Airport Bombing

Afghanistan, Sept. 16 -- A U.S. federal judge has sentenced Afghan national Mohammad Sharifullah to 20 years in prison after he was convicted of providing material support to ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) in... Read More


France Urges Kabul to Remove Barriers to Afghanistan's Return to Global Community

Afghanistan, Sept. 16 -- France has urged the Taliban to remove the political, human rights and security obstacles preventing Afghanistan's reintegration into the international community, telling the ... Read More


Rashid Khan Says He Was Denied Chance to Represent Afghanistan at Asian Games

Afghanistan, Sept. 16 -- Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan says he was denied the opportunity to represent his country at the Asian Games, describing it as a personal disappointment and saying he h... Read More


HIV Cases Rise Sharply in Afghanistan as Health Officials Warn of Growing Public Health Threat

Afghanistan, Sept. 16 -- Health officials in Afghanistan say at least 286 new HIV infections have been recorded across the country since March 2025, warning that the number of cases has risen signific... Read More


Khatam Al-Nabieen University in Kabul Ordered to Shut Down

Afghanistan, Sept. 16 -- Authorities have shut down Khatam Al-Nabieen University in Kabul and instructed students to stop attending classes, according to multiple sources in the capital, leaving thous... Read More