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Trump Says U.S. Considering Military Strikes, Sanctions or Deal With Iran

Afghanistan, Sept. 20 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington is weighing several options in dealing with Iran, including renewed military action, continued economic pressure, or pursuing a neg... Read More


Saudi Arabia Arrests Nearly 15,000 Residency, Labor and Border Violators in One Week

Afghanistan, Sept. 20 -- Saudi Arabia arrested 14,782 people in a nationwide crackdown on residency, labor and border security violations over one week, deporting 12,635 foreign nationals as authoriti... Read More


Afghans in the Crosshairs: The Civilian Cost of Pakistan's Security Policy

Afghanistan, Sept. 20 -- Pakistan increasingly frames its confrontation with Afghanistan in the language of national security, terrorism and self-defence. Islamabad accuses the Taliban authorities of ... Read More


Imran Khan's Ex-Wife Shares Wedding Photos, Says Sons Walked Her Down the Aisle

Afghanistan, Sept. 19 -- Jemima Goldsmith, the former wife of Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, has shared the first official photographs from her recent wedding to Irish businessman... Read More


Hundreds of Kabul Homes Face Evacuation as Landslide Threatens Chehel Sotoun Hill

Afghanistan, Sept. 19 -- Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) has warned that hundreds of homes in Kabul are at risk of evacuation after part of Chehel Sotoun Hill in the city'... Read More


Houthis Attack Saudi Arabia: Mecca Joint Defence Agreement Fails Its First Real Test

Afghanistan, Sept. 19 -- On 7 August 2026, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, pledging that an attack on one would be treated as an attack on all. Just over ... Read More


Afghanistan, Turkmenistan Hold Talks to Fast-Track 500kV Power Transmission Project

Afghanistan, Sept. 19 -- Afghanistan's state electricity utility, Breshna, said its officials met Murad Artikov, head of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) power project, to review progress o... Read More


Pakistan Says 21-Hour Armed Clash in Kohat Comes to an End

Afghanistan, Sept. 19 -- Pakistani security forces have ended a nearly 21-hour clearance operation at the Police Lines compound in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after a coordinated militant assault on th... Read More


Trump Signs Russia Sanctions Package, Extending US Iran Sanctions Through 2031

Afghanistan, Sept. 19 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russia over its war in Ukraine, while also turning a five-year extension of longstanding sanction... Read More


North Korea Says Nuclear Status Is 'Irreversible' After IAEA Resolution

Afghanistan, Sept. 19 -- North Korea declared its status as a nuclear weapons state "irreversible" on Saturday after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopted a resolution criticizing Pyon... Read More