Sunday, January 18, 2026
Sunday, January 18, 2026

Dismembered body of a woman discovered in Kabul River

KABUL: Local sources in Kabul have reported that a dismembered body of a woman was found today, in the Kabul River in the Chahilstone...
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UN calls for immediate release of female journalist and sports coach...

KABUL: Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Afghanistan, has called for the immediate release of Nazira Rashidi in Kunduz and...

UN official highlights three major challenges facing Afghanistan

KABUL: Indrika Ratwatte, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan, has stated that the country is grappling with three significant crises, drought, the return of...

Taliban enforcers force medical graduates to remove ties at Herat University...

KABUL: Armed enforcers of the Taliban's Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice disrupted a graduation ceremony for medical students at...

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Trump: It’s time to look for a new leader...

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that "the time has come to look for a new leader in...

Kabul’s famous Orphanage to be turned into a Jihadist...

KABUL: Shafiqullah Murid, a well-known Afghan singer, has announced that the Taliban have shut down the orphanage "Rayan Children,"...

IAEA: Russia and Ukraine agree to ceasefire near Zaporizhzhia...

KABUL: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced that Russia and Ukraine have reached a local ceasefire agreement...

High-level UN delegation to visit Kabul for Doha process

KABUL: The United Nations has confirmed that Rosemary DiCarlo, the under-secretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs, will visit Afghanistan...

“Education is my freedom”: Story of an Afghan girl...

KABUL: The organization "Education Cannot Wait" has published the story of a girl who has been deprived of education...

IRC says 17 million Afghans need urgent food assistance

KABUL: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has reported that currently, 17 million people in Afghanistan require urgent food assistance....

Iran faces pressure from Europe as Trump urges protests...

TEHRAN: Amid escalating street protests in Iran and reports of violence against demonstrators, several European countries, including the UK,...

Taliban opposition announces unified political front

KABUL: A number of political figures from the former Afghan government announced during a virtual meeting on Tuesday that...

Reza Pahlavi: New phase begins to end Islamic Republic

TEHRAN: Reza Pahlavi, son of the former Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, has issued a message on his X account,...

Araghchi: Iran prepared for both war and talks

KABUL: Dr. Sayed Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, responded to remarks made by U.S. President Donald Trump, stating that...