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Blast murders eight individuals in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) At least eight people from the same family were killed in an explosion in western Afghanistan on Monday, local media reported. The blast occurred inside a house in the Balablok district of Farah province, provincial government...

India Dispatches Humanitarian Relief to Afghanistan

(MENAFN) India confirmed on Monday that it is providing immediate humanitarian relief to Afghanistan following a devastating 6-magnitude earthquake that struck the region over the weekend. Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar conveyed...

Afghanistan: Taliban arrests at least seven journalists in July

The plight of Afghan journalists under the Taliban authorities has been highlighted by the International Federation of Journalists, with reports of harassment, imprisonment and intimidation. During July, the IFJ monitored the situation for media...

Strong Quake Claims Over 250 Lives in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) More than 250 people have died and over 500 sustained injuries after a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday, according to the country's Information Ministry, which spoke to media. The U.S. Geological...

Ilham Aliyev gave interview to Al Arabiya TV channel

AZERBAIJAN, August 27 - President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev gave an interview to Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya TV channel. The interview with the head of state was broadcast on the channel on August 26. Journalist: Dear viewers of Al...

Afghanistan: Futsal for empowering children with disabilities

Twelve-year-old Mohammad Ehsan’s eyes are fixed on the ball as he runs across the futsal court. He tackles an opponent, dodges another and dribbles before trying to strike a goal. His excitement and confidence on court are obvious signs of his...

Stuck in Afghanistan: A Gripping Novel That Unveils a Nation’s Truths — and Two Ideas That Could Redefine Leadership

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, August 22, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Former Afghan business executive and author Naim Atarud has released his most personal work yet, Stuck in Afghanistan — a literary novel that blends historical fiction with sharp...

76 Reported Dead in Afghanistan Tragic Bus Crash

(MENAFN) At least 76 people, including multiple children, lost their lives late Tuesday in a catastrophic road accident in western Afghanistan, according to media. The deadly collision involved a passenger bus, a truck, and a motorcycle on the...

Seventy-six civilians tragically pass away in bus crash in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) At least 76 people, including several children, lost their lives in western Afghanistan when a passenger bus carrying repatriated migrants from Iran collided with a truck and a motorcycle, according to reports. Following the collision,...

Scotty Hasting: From combat to country music

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Afghanistan’s Flash Floods Claim Lives of Two Children

(MENAFN) Torrential rainfall triggered catastrophic flash floods in parts of eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, claiming the lives of two children and leaving widespread destruction, a local official reported on Sunday. The floods impacted...

Afghanistan Denounces U.S. Strikes on Iran

(MENAFN) On Sunday, Afghanistan strongly denounced the United States’ military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, while several other Asian nations voiced unease over rising tensions in the Middle East. The Afghan government criticized...

Highway Collision Leaves Six Dead, Thirty Injured in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) At least six people were killed and 30 others injured in a devastating highway collision in eastern Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, according to media on Monday. The accident unfolded on Monday afternoon in the Askarkot area of Qarabagh...

UK Apologizes for Data Leak Impacting Afghans

(MENAFN) The United Kingdom has formally apologized to nearly 19,000 Afghan nationals whose private details were unintentionally disclosed in 2022. The British government also disclosed the creation of a covert initiative aimed at safeguarding...

Pakistani Military Eliminates Dozens of Militants

(MENAFN) In a recent announcement, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media division of Pakistan’s armed forces, reported that a minimum of 34 insurgents were eliminated during a sequence of counterterrorism operations conducted in the...

CENTRAL EUROPE: Austria’s first deportation to Syria prompts Germany to follow ― Afghan family wins visa battle against German government ― Germany planning migration summit ― Polish farmers join ‘citizen patrols’ ― Czech MPs adopt draft asylum and mig…

Austria has deported a Syrian national to Syria for the first time since the start of the civil war in 2011. Germany has announced that it will also begin deporting Syrians with criminal records. A court in Berlin has ruled that the German...

Nearly 450,000 Afghans Head Back Home from Iran

(MENAFN) In just over a month, almost half a million Afghan migrants have been repatriated from Iran, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed to media on Monday. This surge precedes Tehran’s firm deadline requiring...

Deadly Crash Claims Three Lives in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) At least three people have died, and seven others sustained injuries after their vehicle crashed and flipped over in eastern Afghanistan's Panjshir province, according to media on Sunday. The incident occurred when a mini-bus, reportedly...

Torrential Floods Hit Eastern Afghanistan

(MENAFN) Severe flooding overwhelmed eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on Sunday, claiming the lives of at least two children and laying waste to numerous homes, as reported by local media. Citing information from the Nangarhar Provincial...

Afghanistan Extends Condolences Over Iran Deadly Explosion

(MENAFN) Afghanistan’s interim government has extended its condolences and expressed solidarity with Iran following a deadly explosion at an Iranian port, the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement on Sunday. In a statement...