3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (638+ words) By Ray Furlong and RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 10, 2026 A visit to Afghanistan by a former US special envoy that included meetings with senior Taliban officials and a major oil and gas deal has touched a raw nerve on the…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (60+ words) 8am: Local sources in Badakhshan report the continued detention of individuals close to Juma Khan Fateh, house-to-house searches, and the confiscation of hundreds of weapons and ammunition boxes by Taliban special forces. According to the sources, restrictions on mining activities have…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (60+ words) 8am: Several residents in Ghazni, Maidan Wardak, Bamyan and Daikundi say they have grown weary of mounting Taliban pressure on former military personnel and their families. Sources have also confirmed that the Taliban have carried out widespread insults, humiliation, arrests and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (524+ words) By Amos Chapple Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 24, 2026 The authorities in Belarus appear to be suppressing images that emerged from a Taliban delegation’s visit that included a tour of a cheese-making plant. The visit by Taliban officials to the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (158+ words) KABUL (Pajhwok): The head of the state-owned Meat and Dairy Production Company (Slaughterhouse) has travelled to Iran to explore the purchase of modern machinery and technology transfer for meat and dairy production and processing. Qari Rahmatullah Abbas, head of the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (60+ words) Amu: Afghan taekwondo athletes Omid Sahak and Hekmatullah Zain were eliminated from the 2026 World Taekwondo President’s Cup Asia after advancing through earlier rounds of the competition in Lahore, Pakistan. The World Taekwondo President’s Cup Asia was held from Aug. 18-20 at…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (527+ words) WASHINGTON (AFP): The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump’s invalidated tariffs. The uptick in borrowing comes as…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (410+ words) The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Islamabad hosted hundreds of Indonesian nationals living in Pakistan to commemorate the 81st Independence of Indonesia at the Embassy’s premises. They were enthusiastic about wearing various traditional Indonesian clothes, including batik and woven…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (60+ words) Amu: Afghanistan marked the 107th anniversary of its independence Wednesday, commemorating the end of British control over the country’s foreign affairs following the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919. Aug. 19 is observed annually as Afghanistan’s Independence Day, marking the country’s assertion of full…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (340+ words) KABUL (Pajhwok): Former President Hamid Karzai and former chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah have marked Afghanistan’s 107th Independence Day by honoring the sacrifices of Afghans and stressing national unity and solidarity. The First Anglo-Afghan War was…...