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AT Kabul– A devastating incident unfolded off the coast of Greece’s Rhodes island on Friday, where eight Afghan migrants tragically lost their lives after the speedboat they were aboard capsized. The boat, carrying 18 Afghan nationals, was reportedly attempting to evade a Greek coast guard patrol when the disaster occurred. …

AT KABUL: The Afghanistan National Cricket Team has emerged victorious in their three-match One Day International (ODI) series against Zimbabwe, winning 2-0. After rain caused the first match to be declared a no result, Afghanistan displayed exceptional form in the remaining games, claiming victories in both to secure the series. …

AT Kabul: Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, has strongly reaffirmed the fundamental right of Afghan girls to access education, calling it crucial for the country’s future prosperity. In a statement on his X account, Karzai expressed support for the growing demand from Afghan girls to reopen schools and …

KABUL – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday defended Russia’s decade-long intervention in Syria, asserting that it successfully prevented the establishment of terrorist strongholds similar to those seen in Afghanistan. Speaking during his annual address and question-and-answer session, Putin highlighted the mission’s accomplishments and questioned Western interactions with groups formerly …

Ghazni, Afghanistan — Two devastating highway crashes in central Afghanistan late Wednesday claimed the lives of at least 52 people and left 68 others injured, provincial officials confirmed on Thursday. The accidents involved two passenger buses—one colliding with a fuel tanker and the other with a truck—along the busy highway …

KABUL – Ahmed Shar’a, also known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the de facto ruler of parts of Syria, has publicly distanced himself from the Taliban’s rigid policies on women’s rights, pledging a contrasting approach to governance. In an interview with the BBC, …

KABUL – The U.S. State Department has acknowledged ongoing engagements with the Taliban, framing them as necessary to further American national interests. Matthew Miller, the department’s spokesman, said during a Tuesday press briefing that such interactions are pragmatic and sometimes involve groups the United States officially designates as terrorists. “We …

KABUL – The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has projected that 22.9 million people in Afghanistan will require humanitarian aid in 2025, a slight decrease from the 23.7 million estimated for the current year. However, this reduction does not signal an improvement in living conditions, as …

KABUL – A United States court has sentenced Haji Abdul Satar Abdul Manaf, an Afghan national and Taliban agent, to 30 years in prison for orchestrating a heroin trafficking operation aimed at funding terrorist activities. Manaf was convicted in August 2024 after a two-week trial, during which a jury found …

KABUL – Russia’s parliament has passed a law enabling courts to lift bans on designated terrorist groups, signaling an effort to normalize ties with Afghanistan’s Taliban government and Syria’s new leadership. The State Duma, the lower house, approved the legislation on Tuesday, allowing courts to remove organizations from Russia’s banned …