Canada provides CAD 21 million to assist displaced Afghans in Central Asia and Pakistan
The Government of Canada announced yesterday (14 December) a contribution of CAD 21 million channeled through the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to support the most vulnerable Afghan populations who…
Four killed, six injured in highway collision in Herat
Four people died and six others were injured following a traffic accident on Herat-Kandahar highway on Friday evening, local officials in Herat said.The incident happened in Shabid area of Adraskan…
The International Federation of Journalists says 94 journalists and media workers, including nine women, have been killed in 2023
The International Federation of Journalists says 94 journalists and media workers, including nine women, have been killed in 2023, a 67 percent jump over the same period a year earlier,…
Rahmani Denies US Treasury Accusations of Corruption
The former speaker of Afghanistan’s republic-era Wolesi Jirga (the lower house of parliament), Mir Rahman Rahmani, and his son Ajmal Rahmani, also a former member of the Wolesi Jirga, rejected…
Work on Sheberghan-Mazar-e-Sharif pipeline underway
Officials at Afghan Gas Company say work on the gas pipeline from Sheberghan to Mazar-e-Sharif is underway.Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, the head of Afghan Gas Company in Jawzjan, said that the…
US slaps sanctions on two former Afghan officials for corruption
The United States said on Monday it put sanctions on two former Afghan officials and 44 related entities for a corruption scheme in which they allegedly siphoned off millions of…
UNSC Discuss Afghanistan’s Situation Behind Closed Doors
The United Nations Security Council held a closed-door meeting on Afghanistan.In the meeting hosted by Switzerland, members of the council also discussed the assessment of the situation in Afghanistan conducted…
Afghan Women’s Education Highlighted at Doha Forum
The UN special rapporteur for Afghan human rights, Richard Bennett stressed the importance of girls’ education in Afghanistan, saying that the Taliban have disagreements over the issue of girls education…
Syria shoots down Israeli missiles fired near Damascus
Syria’s army said its air defence shot down Israeli missiles fired at the surroundings of the capital Damascus from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Sunday evening.Others missiles not intercepted caused…
Europe agrees landmark AI regulation deal
Europe on Friday reached a provisional deal on landmark European Union rules governing the use of artificial intelligence including governments’ use of AI in biometric surveillance and how to regulate…