Flash floods inflict casualties, property damage in Afghanistan's Badakhshan

KABUL, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Hailstorm and flash floods have caused casualties and property damages in the northern Afghanistan's Badakhsan province on Friday, reported the state-run Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA) on Sunday. Citing local …

7 killed, 2 injured in Afghanistan last week

KABUL (Pajhwok): Three countries announced nearly $4.4 million in aid to Afghanistan last week, when Afghan officials visited Qatar, Iran and Uzbekistan. Also last week, the United Nations said in a survey that women’s access to various services in …

2 children among 6 drown in W. Afghanistan

KABUL, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Six persons, including two children, were drowned as their car plunged into a reservoir dam in the western Afghanistan Herat province on Saturday, provincial government spokesman Mohammad Yusuf Sayedi said Sunday. The deadly …

Tahawol: Overview of Afghanistan’s media situation

Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 rocks Afghanistan, aftershocks suspected

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 rocked Afghanistan on Saturday, a statement by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 rocked Afghanistan on Saturday, a statement by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. As per …

Fletcher: Donor countries must not abandon Afghanistan

(Last Updated On: )Tom Fletcher, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, has urged donor countries not to abandon Afghanistan amid the difficult circumstances it is facing. In an exclusive …

Taliban claim efforts to preserve Afghanistan’s Buddhist heritage

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 3: Afghanistan’s Taliban government has announced initiatives to protect the country’s Buddhist heritage sites and artefacts, departing from their previous stance during their first period of rule. The announcement comes …

Afghans who helped the U.S. fight the Taliban should not be deported to Afghanistan

It was a bitterly cold evening when I arrived in Kabul on a U.N.-chartered flight in early 2002. The city, like much of Afghanistan, was in turmoil. The trauma of Al Qaeda’s deadly Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the United States was still raw, U.S. forces were …

Afghanistan exports 466,000 tons of fruits, dried fruits in one year

KABUL, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan has exported 466,000 tons of fruits and dried fruits during the Persian calendar year of 1403 ending on March 20, the office of the acting deputy prime minister for economic affairs said on Saturday. Afghanistan has …

Afghanistan facing deepening Media censorship on world press freedom day

On World Press Freedom Day, Afghanistan witnesses alarming media restrictions, with over 200 violations and growing threats against journalists and free expression. On Saturday, May 3, World Press Freedom Day arrives amid mounting concerns over the …