23+ hour, 43+ min ago  (540+ words) Afghanistan could face a shortfall of more than 25, 000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 if current restrictions on girls" education and women"s employment persist, the UN Children"s Fund (UNICEF) warned in a report released Tuesday. The projected losses…...

23+ hour, 14+ min ago  (178+ words) Zamir Kabulov, Russia's special envoy for Afghanistan, has arrived in Kabul and is expected to hold talks with senior Taliban officials, the Taliban Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The Taliban Foreign Ministry said Kabulov was scheduled to meet with Amir…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (345+ words) At least four civilians were killed and around 70 others were wounded, including dozens of university students, in Pakistani strikes in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, Taliban deputy spokesman said in a statement. The strikes targeted areas in Kunar province, including the…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (474+ words) Monday, April 27, marks the 48th anniversary of the Saur coup, the 1978 military takeover that overthrew President Mohammad Daoud Khan and helped set the country on a path of prolonged conflict and instability. The uprising, carried out on April 27 and 28, 1978 " known as…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (391+ words) Pakistani missile strikes in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province killed at least three people and wounded 45 others on Monday, local sources said, in an escalation of cross-border tensions between Taliban and Pakistan. The strikes targeted areas in Kunar, including Asadabad, the…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (389+ words) Residents of western Kabul say a rise in crime has forced them to take security into their own hands, organizing informal patrols as concerns grow over what they describe as deteriorating conditions. The concerns are especially acute in neighborhoods such…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (365+ words) Fighting broke out overnight between Taliban and Pakistani troops along the border in southern Afghanistan, local sources said on Monday, in the latest sign of persistent tensions despite recent diplomatic efforts to ease the conflict. The clash occurred in the…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (522+ words) The World Food Program says food prices in Afghanistan remain elevated, while limited job opportunities are adding pressure on household budgets, even as access to work has improved slightly to 1. 9 days per week, still well below last year and the…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (174+ words) A traffic accident in southern Afghanistan killed three people and injured four others, local Taliban officials said on Monday. The crash occurred in the Khanashin district of Helmand province, according to a statement by Taliban's provincial police command, who confirmed…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (596+ words) Residents of a large housing complex in Kabul say they are facing an uncertain future after Taliban declared the property state-owned and ordered occupants to leave within 10 days, prompting protests and confusion over what comes next. The decision affects the…...