Construction of Wakhan Corridor Road linking Afghanistan to China halted for 7 months: Washington Post

According to a report by The Washington Post, construction of the Wakhan Corridor road in Badakhshan, linking Afghanistan to China, has been halted by the Taliban for the past seven months. The newspaper, on Monday, February 3, reported that satellite …

South Korea donates $3 million to Afghanistan

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced that South Korea has provided a $3 million donation to address the needs of displaced persons, returnees, and vulnerable host communities in Afghanistan. In a statement released on …

Zalmay Khalilzad warns former Afghanistan’s leaders not to become pawns of Pakistan

Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. envoy for Afghanistan, reacted to reports of meetings between Pakistan’s intelligence officials and several Afghanistan’s political leaders in Turkey. He urged these leaders not to become pawns of the ISI (Inter-Services …

At least one dead after firing incident at UN compound in Afghanistan

UNICEF: 2.5 million girls in Afghanistan received Iron Tablets in 2024

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced that in 2024, it distributed iron tablets to at least 2.5 million girls in Afghanistan who were at risk of anemia. The organization posted on its X/Twitter account on Sunday, February 2, stating …

Letter: Trump is to blame for Afghanistan, not Biden

In response to the letter, “After disastrous 4 years, new direction needed” (Star-Advertiser, Jan. 17), the writer implies Joe Biden was responsible for the Afghanistan fiasco. Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, said …

South Korea gives Afghanistan $3m in aid

South Korea has donated three million US dollars in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to support vulnerable people, the United Nations said on Monday . . . You need to subscribe to view the full article. Please login or register a new account.

Afghanistan’s Trade with Central Asia Reaches $1.6 Billion

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced that Afghanistan’s trade with five Central Asian countries has reached a total value of $1.696 billion during the current solar year (March 2024 to March 2025), TOLOnews reported. According to ministry …

Ukraine could become EU’s Afghanistan if no talks are held — Orban

GENEVA, February 3. /TASS/. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says talks to settle the Ukrainian conflict need to happen now to prevent the country from going the way of Afghanistan. "Today, we need diplomacy. The Europeans think that not …

Uzbekistan And Afghanistan Tie Knots On Business Deals

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, February 3. Uzbekistan and Afghanistan signed business agreements totaling $4.5 million, Trend reports. The agreements were concluded following trade meetings held in Kabul in the presence of Afghanistan's Deputy Minister of …