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WFP warns hunger crisis deepening in Afghanistan as border fighting with Pakistan restricts access to aid

Afghanistan, March 6 -- The World Food Programme warns Afghanistan faces worsening hunger as border fighting disrupts food aid and health services. The World Food Programme said Afghanistan continues... Read More


Trump fires Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem, appoints Senator Mullin as replacement

Afghanistan, March 6 -- U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday and announced Senator Markwayne Mullin as her replacement. Donald Trump announced tha... Read More


Clashes erupt again along Pakistan border in Afghanistan's Paktia and Khost provinces

Afghanistan, March 6 -- Heavy clashes broke out overnight along the Pakistan border in eastern Afghanistan, with local sources reporting intense fighting and heavy weapons fire. Local sources say fig... Read More


Afghan-Australian journalist Yalda Hakim wins UK 'Presenter of the Year' award

Afghanistan, March 6 -- Afghan-Australian journalist Yalda Hakim has won the Royal Television Society's Presenter of the Year award for her work with Sky News. Afghan-Australian journalist Yalda Haki... Read More


Video: Iran says it struck U.S. oil tanker after warship sinking in Indian Ocean

Afghanistan, March 6 -- Mehr News Agency reported that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Thursday it had struck a U.S. oil tanker in the northern Persian Gulf with a missile. The repor... Read More


Hezbollah sends elite fighters to confront Israeli forces near Lebanon border

Afghanistan, March 6 -- Hezbollah has deployed elite fighters to southern Lebanon near the border with Israel as the widening Middle East conflict fuels fears of a broader regional war. As reported b... Read More


U.S. grants India 30-day waiver to buy Russian oil as Iran war disrupts global supply

Afghanistan, March 6 -- The United States has granted India a 30-day waiver allowing it to purchase Russian crude as the war involving Iran raises concerns over global oil supply disruptions. Washing... Read More


At least 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DR Congo

Afghanistan, March 5 -- At least 200 people were killed and dozens injured after a coltan mine collapsed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, international media reported. According to Reuter... Read More


UNFPA warns limited maternal healthcare access endangers women in rural Afghanistan

Afghanistan, March 5 -- The United Nations Population Fund said access to healthcare services for women and pregnant mothers remains severely limited in remote villages of Afghanistan. In a report re... Read More


IAEA chief warns Iran's enriched uranium stockpiles, inspector limits raise serious concerns

Afghanistan, March 5 -- Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, warned that although there is no evidence Iran is building a nuclear bomb, its large stockpiles of enriched urani... Read More