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UN Rapporteur Raises Concerns Over Expansion of Madrassas in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- The expansion of religious schools (Madrassas) under current rule could permanently reshape Afghanistan's social fabric and deepen the country's education crisis, Richard Benne... Read More


Six Afghan and Cuban Deportees Arrive in Guyana Under US Third-Country Deal

Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- Six nationals from Afghanistan and Cuba deported from the United States have arrived in Guyana under a new migration cooperation framework between Washington and Georgetown, as... Read More


Iran's Foreign Minister Holds Talks With Turkish, Saudi Counterparts

Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held separate telephone conversations with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on S... Read More


Rights Group Urges Pakistan to Investigate Disappearance of Two Afghan Media Activists

Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- The Human Rights Activists Union has called on Pakistan to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the disappearance of Afghan journalist and filmmaker Sayed Qasim Hashemi a... Read More


Pakistan Army Says 21 Militants Killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- Pakistan's military said Sunday that security forces killed 21 militants in several engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bringing the total number of militants it says were kille... Read More


CSTO to Hold 'Frontier 2026' Military Drills Near Afghanistan's Southern Borders

Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- Kazakhstan's Defense Ministry has announced that member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will hold joint military exercises, dubbed "Frontier 2026,"... Read More


Maryam Nawaz Says Punjab Faces Greater Terror Threat From Neighboring Provinces Than Foreign Borders

Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has said Pakistan's most populous province faces a greater security threat from neighboring provinces than from neighboring countries, pointi... Read More


Israel Launches Airstrikes on Southern Lebanon Despite Ongoing Ceasefire Talks

Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- The Israeli military carried out airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Sunday, targeting locations it had previously warned residents to evacuate, despite ongoing U.S.-mediated... Read More


Putin Calls U.S.-Russia Contacts 'Useful' During Talks With Trump's Envoys

Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin met U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow on Saturday to discuss Washington's proposal for ending the war in Ukraine, d... Read More


Pakistan Says Joint Operation Dismantled Afghanistan-Linked Drug Network, Seized 671kg of Methamphetamine

Afghanistan, Sept. 5 -- Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) says it has dismantled an international drug trafficking network linked to Afghanistan in a joint operation with Sri Lankan authorities an... Read More