India Seeks to Deepen Longstanding Ties with Afghanistan, Foreign Ministery Says

Afghanistan, Aug. 15 -- India is seeking to further strengthen its longstanding ties with Afghanistan and expand cooperation in areas including development, trade and regional connectivity, Indian For... Read More

UK Envoy Says Afghanistan Cannot Reach Its Full Potential Without Women's Rights

Afghanistan, Aug. 15 -- The United Kingdom's special representative for Afghanistan, Richard Lindsay, has said Afghanistan cannot achieve its full potential without women and girls having access to ed... Read More

More Than Half of Afghan Women's Groups Could Close Within a Year Amid Funding Crisis, UN Warns

Afghanistan, Aug. 15 -- The United Nations has warned that more than half of the women-led organizations still operating in Afghanistan could suspend their activities or shut down completely within th... Read More

US Customs Seizes More Than 200 Kilograms of Seed Cotton From Afghan Family at Dulles

Afghanistan, Aug. 15 -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seized more than 440 pounds (about 200 kilograms) of seed cotton from an Afghan family at Washington Dulles International Airport, ... Read More

Amnesty Urges UK to Reconsider Rejected Afghan Women's Asylum Claims

Afghanistan, Aug. 15 -- Amnesty International has urged the United Kingdom to stop rejecting asylum claims by Afghan women and review previous refusals, warning that women and girls continue to face s... Read More

Musk Plans at Least $100 Million Push for Republican Turnout in US Midterms, WSJ Reports

Afghanistan, Aug. 15 -- Elon Musk plans to spend at least $100 million to help increase Republican voter turnout in the November U.S. midterm elections, part of a renewed political alliance with Presi... Read More

Malala Yousafzai Calls for Unconditional Release of Six Women's Rights Activists in Kabul

Afghanistan, Aug. 14 -- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has called for the immediate and unconditional release of six women's rights activists detained in Kabul, saying that defending wome... Read More

US Says It Can Maintain Iran Naval Blockade Indefinitely as Hormuz Tensions Rise

Afghanistan, Aug. 14 -- The United States said Thursday it could maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely and vowed to increase economic pressure on Tehran as ceasefire negotiations stalled, shi... Read More

Kuwait's Oil Sector Hit by Prolonged Strait of Hormuz Closure

Afghanistan, Aug. 14 -- Kuwait's oil industry has been severely disrupted by the war between the United States and Iran, with the closure and disruption of the Strait of Hormuz sharply reducing the co... Read More

US Judge Presses Justice Department Over Redactions in Epstein Files

Afghanistan, Aug. 14 -- A federal judge has pressed the U.S. Department of Justice to explain why parts of records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein remain redacted or withheld from pu... Read More

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