The testimony of John Bass reveals how a lack of State Department planning led to major — and preventable — challenges.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 strikes Afghanistan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck Afghanistan in the early hours of Sunday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported.According to the NCS, the tremors were felt at 02:26:35 IST. The depth …
World Bank allocates USD 16 million to support women-led businesses in Afghanistan
The World Bank has allocated USD 16 million to assist small businesses in Afghanistan, especially those owned and run by women, according to Khaama Press.The World Bank stated on Wednesday, that the …
Exclusive: State Department officials told House investigators they created Afghanistan withdrawal plans from scratch
Hours of closed-door testimony from three top State Department officials shed new light on the “unprecedented” situation in the final days of the US presence in Afghanistan as the officials were …
Turkmenistan: Water worry
Amid all the bonhomie on display during last week’s visit to Turkmenistan by a high-level delegation from Taliban-run Afghanistan, one thorny issue was broached. As the Foreign Ministry in Ashgabat …
An old land mine found by children near an Afghanistan village explodes, killing 9
An old land mine found by children in eastern Afghanistan exploded while they were playing with it, killing nine children, a Taliban spokesman said Monday. The mine, which the children found near …
CAA, related rules brought to safeguard rights of minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, says fresh plea
New Delhi: The 2019 Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the subsequent rules have been brought to safeguard the right to life, liberty and dignity of persecuted non-Muslim minorities from Pakistan, …
Pakistan again rules out talks with outlawed TTP
“People come to Pakistan from Afghanistan on visa and do business here,” he said, adding that this international status of the border was not being respected by Afghanistan.
Lynzy Billing Wins a 2024 Izzy for Environmental Reporting on Afghanistan
A year after America’s withdrawal from the country following 20 years of war, Billing spent weeks on the ground interviewing Afghan villagers whose air and water were poisoned by massive U.S. military …
9 children dead after old land mine explodes in Afghanistan
Nine children died in eastern Afghanistan when an old land mine exploded while they were playing with it, an official said.