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April 28, 2026 11:27 AM

UNICEF warns Afghanistan could lose up to 25,000 female health workers, teachers

Afghanistan is at risk of losing more than 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 if the Taliban-led country's restrictions on girls' education and women's employment are not lifted, according to a new UNICEF report released on Monday. The Taliban has banned women from most public sector jobs and limited girls to receiving an education only until the age of 12. These restrictions, according to the report, have already affected at least 1 million girls - a figure that is expected to ...

April 14, 2026 10:17 PM

India sends 13 tonnes of BCG vaccines to support Afghanistan’s child immunisation drive

India on Tuesday announced that it has supplied 13 tonnes of Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccines along with related dry materials to Afghanistan, aimed at strengthening the country’s child immunisation programme against tuberculosis. The consignment was delivered to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in a post on X, stated that the shipment is intended to augment Afghanistan’s ongoing efforts to protec...

April 3, 2026 4:36 PM

Afghanistan: Residents slam Pakistan for attacking civilian houses in Khost

Local residents have accused Pakistani soldiers of targetting civilian houses in the Tani district of Afghanistan's Khost late Thursday as fighting continued on the country's border with Pakistan. According to sources, many local residents have started leaving their homes to escape the violence while casualties were also reported from the region, Afghanistan's leading news agency Khaama Press reported. However, no verified death or injury had been confirmed so far. Meanwhile, clashes were also...

March 30, 2026 2:21 PM

Pakistan, Afghanistan trade fire as Islamabad prepares to host US-Iran talks

Afghanistan and Pakistan have traded heavy fire, both sides said, days after they announced a temporary pause in fighting, escalating tensions in the volatile region as Islamabad said it hopes to host potential talks between the U.S. and Iran. The border clashes came on Sunday, the day Pakistan hosted regional powers to discuss de-escalation in the war in the Middle East, with an announcement that Islamabad could host the talks in coming days. Both sides used artillery and heavy weapons to hit...

March 17, 2026 3:31 PM

Pakistan’s air strike on Kabul: What you need to know

An air strike by Pakistan on Monday that the Afghan government says killed hundreds of civilians has led to an escalation in the conflict between the South Asian neighbours. Here is a look at what happened. WHERE WAS THE ATTACK? The Afghan Taliban government says the Pakistani air strike targeted a drug rehabilitation hospital in the capital Kabul, killing at least 408 people and injuring 265 more. Pakistan, however, rejected the claim, saying the strike targeted military installations and t...

March 17, 2026 12:56 PM

India condemns Pakistan’s ‘barbaric, cowardly’ airstrike on Kabul hospital

India on Tuesday strongly condemned Pakistani airstrike on a hospital in Kabul, calling it a “barbaric” and “cowardly” act. In an official statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India “unequivocally condemns Pakistan's barbaric airstrike” on the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul on the night of March 16. The MEA said that "the attack was carried out during the holy month of Ramzan, a time of peace, reflection, and mercy among Muslim communities across the w...

March 10, 2026 10:11 AM

US says UN aid to Afghanistan needs evaluation

Despite what it called a humanitarian "disaster" in Afghanistan, the U.S. said on Monday international assistance to the country should be evaluated, given Taliban "intransigence" and its exclusion of the female population from basic rights. Speaking to a U.N. Security Council meeting on Afghanistan, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, noted that the budget for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the mandate of which is up for renewal next week, is t...

March 1, 2026 12:07 PM

Afghanistan fires at Pakistani jets over Kabul as conflict intensifies

Afghanistan said it was firing at Pakistani jets in Kabul after blasts and gunfire rocked the capital on Sunday, compounding instability in a region rattled by U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks on U.S. targets in Gulf states. The Taliban-ruled state has suffered Pakistani strikes against government installations over the past week following accusations, which it denies, that it harbours militants. The heaviest fighting in years between the neighbours has raised fears of a ...

February 27, 2026 6:47 PM

Afghans fear further escalation after Pakistani air strikes shake Kabul

Pakistani air strikes hit a weapons depot on the western outskirts of Kabul overnight, triggering hours of secondary explosions that rattled homes across the Afghan capital and left residents fearing further violence. The strikes were part of a sharp escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban authorities, with the once-close allies also trading cross-border attacks and Pakistan describing the situation as open conflict. Video showed thick plumes of black smoke rising above Darulaman...

February 27, 2026 4:34 PM

Russia urges Afghanistan and Pakistan to stop fighting and negotiate

Russia urged Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday to halt cross-border attacks immediately and resolve their differences by diplomatic means. Russia is the only country to officially recognise the Taliban government of Afghanistan, and also has good relations with Pakistan. "Of course, the direct military clashes that have taken place do not bode well. Therefore we hope that they will cease as soon as possible... Like everyone else, we are closely monitoring this situation," Kremlin spokesman Dm...