Latest news from Afghanistan, in Afghan newspapers
Afghan migrants deported from Iran and Pakistan amid crisis
Officials in the High Commission for Addressing the Problems of Migrants state that 256 families returned to the country through various borders with Iran and Pakistan after being deported. According to officials, 256 families returned to the (...)
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14 May 2024
Turkish police detain 29 Afghan and Syrian refugees
The Turkish police recently announced the detention of 29 Afghan and Syrian asylum seekers in the city of Mugla who intended to enter Greece illegally. According to Turkish media reports, the police of Turkey identified and detained asylum (...)
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13 May 2024
A woman commits suicide in Parwan, Afghanistan
Written By Zahra Rashidi Local officials in Parwan province say that a woman has committed suicide in this province. The Parwan Provincial Security Command reported on Monday, May 13, that the incident occurred in the village of Qala-e-Boland (...)
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13 May 2024
Iran reports increase in Saffron exports to Afghanistan
Iranian media, citing an official source in the country, have reported that Iran’s saffron exports to Afghanistan have tripled. Rokna News Agency cited Rouhollah Latifi, an official from Iran’s Rural Cooperation Organization, as saying on (...)
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13 May 2024
Afghanistan loses UN voting rights over unpaid dues
Afghanistan’s representation at the United Nations confirmed that Afghanistan’s voting rights in the General Assembly had been suspended due to unpaid membership dues. Mr. Nasir Faiq, Afghanistan’s acting representative at this organization, (...)
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13 May 2024
Food distributed to over 11,000 needy families in Western Afghanistan
Officials in the Ghor Rural Rehabilitation and Development Department say that food has been distributed to 11,453 needy families in the districts of Tolak and Lal-e-Sarjangal in this province. Zabihullah Ghausizadeh, the media office manager (...)
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13 May 2024
UNICEF announces 240 flood victims in Afghanistan
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan has announced that 240 people, including 51 children, have lost their lives due to the flooding in the country. This organization warned of an increase in the number of victims of this (...)
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13 May 2024
EU sends medical and vital supplies to flood victims in Afghanistan
The European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid department has announced that it has sent 97 tons of medical equipment and other vital supplies to 13 relief organizations in Kabul. The agency stated on Sunday, May 12, that these (...)
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13 May 2024
WFP: Truck access to many flood-hit areas in Baghlan is impossible
The World Food Programme announced that most flood-affected areas in Baghlan Province are inaccessible by vehicles such as trucks. The organization published a picture showing aid workers transferring emergency supplies to Baghlan using (...)
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12 May 2024
Rashid Khan donates 1.5 million Afghanis to Baghlan flood victims
Rashid Khan, the Afghan cricket star, announced his donation of 1.5 million Afghanis to the victims of the recent floods in the country. The Afghan cricket star wrote on his Facebook page on Sunday, May 12, that this aid will be distributed to (...)
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12 May 2024
Afghanistan, Pakistan establish new travel mechanism for truck driver
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Aviation has initiated a new policy requiring temporary admission documents for transporters carrying commercial goods across the Afghan-Pakistan border. This announcement mandates truck drivers and their (...)
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12 May 2024
Flash floods in Baghlan province kill 315, Ministry reports
Following the recent floods in Baghlan province, the Ministry of Refugee Affairs has published statistics showing that 315 people have died and another 1,630 have been injured as a result of the deadly floods in Baghlan province. The Ministry (...)
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12 May 2024
Former MP Allah Gul Mujahid arrested on murder charges
The Security Command of the Taliban in Kabul has announced that Allah Gul Mujahid, a former representative of the Afghan House of Representatives, has been identified as a suspect in the murder case of “Qari Saeedullah.” Khaled Zadran, the (...)
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12 May 2024
Flash floods in Badakhshan kills 5, cause extensive financial loss
Following the increase in the death toll from floods in several provinces of the country, local authorities of the Badakhshan province have announced that five people have died and ten others have been injured due to the flooding in this (...)
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12 May 2024