14+ hour, 46+ min ago  (60+ words) 8am: Recent Pakistani airstrikes in parts of Nangarhar and Paktika provinces have once again raised a fundamental question: when a state conducts operations across the border under the banner of "counterterrorism," yet the result is the killing of women and children…...

14+ hour, 52+ min ago  (62+ words) Afghanistan International: Richard Bennett, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, said in a new report that women's and girls' access to healthcare has been severely restricted since the Taliban returned to power. The report says bans…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (60+ words) Khaama: Pakistani authorities said security forces opened fire on a vehicle Monday in the Prom area of southwestern Balochistan province after it failed to stop at a checkpoint near the Iranian border. The shooting resulted in the deaths of two…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (61+ words) Amu: Clashes have broken out between Taliban forces and Pakistani troops in several border districts of eastern Nangarhar province, local sources said. Residents said fighting occurred in the districts of Torkham, Nazyan and Achin, areas along the frontier with Pakistan....

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (63+ words) FT: Over the past year, Iran and Pakistan have sent an estimated 3mn Afghans back after decades and sometimes lifetimes in exile, according to the UN, 150,000 alone in the past six weeks. Afghanistan's population is up 12 per cent from 40mn in 2023, when…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (62+ words) Amu: Afghanistan will host Sri Lanka in a white-ball series in the United Arab Emirates beginning March 13, the Afghanistan Cricket Board announced. The series will open with three Twenty20 internationals in Sharjah starting March 13, followed by a three-match One Day International…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (60+ words) Ariana: Amid the holy month of Ramadan, violence has continued in several Pashtun areas, raising serious concerns among local communities. In a post in X, Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen, the founder and head of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, noted that in Tirah,…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (757+ words) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 22, 2026 Afghanistan's Taliban rulers said they are preparing "an appropriate and calculated response" to Pakistani air strikes that killed at least 18 people in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces. Afghan officials said "dozens of people" were injured…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (57+ words) Amu: Pakistan carried out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday night, targeting what it described as militant camps near the border, as local sources reported strikes in several districts of Nangarhar and Paktika provinces. In a statement dated Feb. 21, Pakistan's…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (49+ words) 8am: The majority of Persian speakers and speakers of other commonly used languages in the country have expressed concern over what they describe as unfair and exclusionary language policies of past ruling authorities, as well as the language policies of the…...