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Failure of Domestic Policies Continues to Deepen Pakistan's Water Crisis

Afghanistan, June 6 -- Pakistan's water emergency is real. But the cause is not as simple as the one Islamabad keeps repeating. Since India placed the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance in April 2025 af... Read More


Iran Football Team Receives US Visas Ahead of World Cup, White House Official Says

Afghanistan, June 6 -- Members of Iran's national football team have received U.S. visas to participate in the FIFA World Cup, a White House official said, ending uncertainty over the squad's travel p... Read More


China's Xi to Visit North Korea for First Time Since 2019

Afghanistan, June 6 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea on Monday for a two-day state visit, marking his first trip to Pyongyang in nearly seven years and signaling Beijing's ef... Read More


Matiullah Wesa Wins French Freedom Prize, Pledges Award Funds for Schools in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, June 6 -- Afghan education activist Matiullah Wesa, founder of the Pen Path organization and a prominent advocate for children's education, has received France's 2026 Freedom Prize, an aw... Read More


Israel, Lebanon agree on ceasefire plan tied to Hezbollah withdrawal

Afghanistan, June 4 -- The United States, Lebanon and Israel have agreed on a series of measures aimed at enforcing the ceasefire in southern Lebanon, including the creation of areas under the exclusi... Read More


Trump says Mojtaba Khamenei gives final approval in U.S.-Iran talks

Afghanistan, June 4 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran are progressing positively and suggested he could eventually meet Mojtaba Khamenei, whom he d... Read More


Kim Jong Un calls for expansion of North Korea's nuclear arsenal

Afghanistan, June 4 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for a significant expansion of the country's nuclear arsenal, saying Pyongyang must further strengthen its deterrent against growing s... Read More


EU begins preparations for membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova

Afghanistan, June 4 -- The European Union has begun formal preparations for opening accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, marking another step in the two countries' efforts to join the bloc... Read More


Trump says U.S.-Iran talks going 'very well', possible deal could come within days

Afghanistan, June 4 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations between Washington and Tehran are progressing "very well" and that an agreement could be reached in the coming days. Speaking at t... Read More


U.S. House votes to limit Trump's Iran war powers

Afghanistan, June 4 -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted to limit President Donald Trump from using military force against Iran without congressional authorization, marking a rare rebuke from me... Read More