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KABUL, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Afghan interim government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar left Kabul for Azerbaijan with a delegation to attend the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit, a statement of the Deputy Prime Minister's Office said on Tuesday. During this visit, Baradar is scheduled to deliver a […]

KABUL, July 1 (Xinhua) -- A total of 3,284 Afghan families with 13,029 members returned to their homeland from neighboring Iran and Pakistan on Monday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems announced Tuesday. The refugees have come home via the Islam Qala border crossing in western Herat province, the Torkham border crossing in […]

KABUL, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security personnel have discovered a large cache of weapons and ammunition in the eastern regions, the Ministry of National Defense announced in a statement late Monday. The contraband, which included 60 pieces of heavy and light arms, such as PK machine guns, M16 rifles, Kalashnikovs, assault rifles and pistols, was […]

Jalalabad [ Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI/WAM): The UAE-funded maternity clinics are bringing hope to Afghan families. In Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Shazia Mohammadi cradles her newborn daughter, Fatima, her seventh child, but the first to be born in a medical clinic.For the first time, Shazia experienced childbirth with access to doctors, […]

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Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): At least two recent cases of suicide in Nangarhar and Kandahar provinces have brought renewed focus on growing mental health issues among Afghan youth, with drug addiction, domestic violence, and unemployment cited as leading causes, TOLO News reported.One of the victims, Abdul Haq, a resident of Chaparhar district in […]

A French court Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the deadly capsizing of a boat carrying migrants from France to England in 2022.The small boat had departed France early on 14 December, 2022, carrying people fromAfghanistan, Albania, India and Senegal.Four people died and four went missing after the boat […]

(250630) -- KABUL, June 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan farmer harvests Armenian cucumbers in a field in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, June 30, 2025. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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KABUL, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Police have discovered arms and ammunition during a series of operations in northern Afghanistan's Sari Pul province, said a news release of the provincial police office on Monday. The weaponry, which included six pieces of AK-47 assault rifles, a machinegun and two pistols, were confiscated in the Sangcharak district over the […]

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Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): As part of its ongoing humanitarian support to Afghanistan, India recently hosted a five-day 'Jaipur Foot' prosthetic limb camp in Kabul, aimed at helping Afghan amputees regain mobility and independence, Khaama Press reported.Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for India's Ministry of External Affairs, stated in a post on X on […]

KABUL, June 30 (Xinhua) -- One person has been confirmed dead and three others sustained injuries as a roof collapsed in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province on Sunday evening, provincial government spokesman Mustaghfir Gurbaz said Monday. The gruesome incident took place in the wake of heavy downpour in Jaji Maidan district, in which a 64-year-old woman […]

Doha [Qatar], June 30 (ANI): UN-led Doha talks on Afghanistan's crisis will begin today, focusing on counter-narcotics, economic recovery, and inclusive participation of all stakeholders, Khaama Press reported.A new round of Doha process meetings aimed at tackling Afghanistan's deepening economic and social crises will take place today and tomorrow in Doha, […]

KABUL, June 30 (Xinhua) -- A total of 2,997 Afghan families with 10,661 members returned to their homeland from neighboring Iran and Pakistan on Sunday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said Monday. The refugees have come home via the Islam Qala border crossing in western Herat province, the Torkham border crossing in eastern […]

KABUL, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Saturday raised the alarm over a surge in the number of Afghans returning from Iran under harsh conditions, cautioning that large-scale returns could exacerbate Afghanistan's already fragile situation.According to UNHCR, over 640,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since […]

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 30 (ANI): Pakistan is set to begin the third phase of its Afghan refugee deportation drive on Monday, a move that could impact approximately 1.4 million registered Afghan nationals, according to a report by Khaama Press.The move by Pakistan has triggered serious concern amongst humanitarian organisations and rights groups. As per […]