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Afghan counter-narcotics police have smashed poppy farms on 200 acres of land in north Afghanistan's Balkh province over the past two months, provincial police chief Abdul Razaq Rashed said on Monday. more
Taliban administration of Afghanistan invests USD 35million in Iran’s Chabahar port

The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has committed to invest  $35 million in Iran's strategically crucial Chabahar port, media reports said on Monday.

Afghanistan landslides leaves 25 dead

At least 25 people were killed and 10 others injured as a landslide struck a village in the Norgaram district of east Afghanistan's Nuristan province on Sunday, district Governor Qari ...

British government warns citizens against travelling to Afghanistan

Britain has issued a travel advisory urging people not to visit Afghanistan.

Over 7 million Afghan children to receive anti-polio vaccines

More than 7.5 million children under five would receive anti-polio vaccines in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, a statement of the country's Ministry of Public Health said.

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s top opium producer

Myanmar is now the world’s largest opium producer, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported on Tuesday, as the economic and political crisis following the 2021 coup and wid ...

Ensure safety and efficient resettlement of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers, urges US to Pakistan

The US government has asked Pakistan to ensure safety and efficient resettlement of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers.

Afghanistan earthquakes: ‘Staggering’ health consequences

Families in western Afghanistan, who have lost everything to a series of devastating earthquakes, need urgent assistance to withstand the harsh winter, the UN relief wing reported on Frid ...

‘A mountain of hardship’, as Afghanistan suffers yet another earthquake

A powerful earthquake struck western Afghanistan again on Sunday, making it the fourth to hit the impoverished region since 7 October, causing more suffering for families left with little ...

Afghanistan: Agencies launch funding appeal for quake-hit families

UN agencies are appealing for urgent funds to assist the hundreds of thousands affected by deadly earthquakes in western Afghanistan.