UN Raises Alarm Over Arrests of Afghan Women and Girls Under Dress Restrictions
KABUL: The United Nations has raised serious concerns over the detention of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban authorities,...
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UN Chief and Pakistan PM Discuss Regional Peace, Diplomacy and the Future of Multilateralism
ISLAMABAD: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have held high-level talks in Islamabad focusing on...
UN Advances Diplomatic Efforts on Afghanistan Through Doha Process
Doha: The United Nations is continuing diplomatic engagement on Afghanistan as international efforts focus on political dialogue, regional cooperation and...
UN Releases $160 Million for 12 Underfunded Humanitarian Crises
New York: The United Nations has released $160 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support life-saving humanitarian...
Afghanistan Signs Oil Exploration Deal as Government Seeks to Expand Domestic Energy Production
KABUL — Afghanistan has signed a new agreement for the exploration and extraction of oil from the Kushk–Tirpul basin in...
Pakistan Says 21 Militants Killed in Multiple Security Operations Across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's military says security forces have killed 21 militants in a series of operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as...
World Bank Data Highlights Sharp Gender Gap Among Young People Outside Work and Education
Washington: A new analysis from the World Bank is drawing attention to a major gender divide among young people who...
World Bank Data Highlights Huge Gender Gap in Youth Who Are Out of Work and Education
WASHINGTON — New World Bank data is drawing attention to a striking gender divide in the number of young people...
ADB Approves $400 Million Facility to Modernize Borders and Strengthen Trade Across Central Asia
Manila, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400 million regional financing facility aimed at upgrading border crossings and...
From Fear to Flowing Hope: Clean Water Transforms a Remote Afghan Village
In a secluded Afghan village, the absence of clean drinking water once cast a long shadow over daily life. Far...
Afghanistan’s Hidden Danger: Landmines, Lost Childhoods, and a Fading Lifeline
Afghanistan remains one of the world’s most mine-contaminated countries, with countless explosives buried beneath its soil—a deadly legacy of decades...
UN Warns Middle East Conflict Is Deepening Afghanistan Crisis as Refugee Returns Surge
June 24, 2025 | New York/Kabul The United Nations has sounded the alarm over the growing regional impact of the...
