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Iran Says Reports of Chabahar Land Deal With Afghanistan Were a ‘Misunderstanding’

Iran has rejected reports that it plans to hand over 110 hectares of territory at the port of Chabahar to Afghanistan, describing the claims...

BBC FM Radio Broadcasts Suspended Across Afghanistan

The BBC said on Tuesday that its FM radio broadcasts had been suspended across Afghanistan. The BBC said it was working with the authorities to...

Russia Warns US Military Return to Afghanistan Would Threaten Region

Russia has warned that the return of US military infrastructure to Afghanistan would pose a direct threat to regional security. Alexander Venidiktov, deputy secretary of...

Pakistani Gold Medallist Dies After Alleged Harvard Scholarship Scam; Family Sold Land to Fund Dream

A 20-year-old Pakistani physics graduate and gold medallist has died after allegedly losing 9.3 million Pakistani rupees (about $33,000) in a fraudulent overseas education...

UK Universities Restrict Student Recruitment From Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria and India

Universities across the United Kingdom are withdrawing admission offers, suspending recruitment or introducing stricter screening for applicants from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria and India amid...

Mujahid Tells Pakistan to Address ‘Failed Policies’ Amid Rising Tensions With Afghanistan

Zabihullah Mujahid has urged Pakistani officials to address what he described as their “failed policies” rather than accuse Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities of allowing militant...

WFP: Afghan Workers’ Purchasing Power Drops 25% as Jobs Decline and Food Costs Rise

The purchasing power of Afghanistan’s unskilled laborers has fallen 25% from a year ago, as limited work opportunities, lower wages and increased food prices...

Internet Disruptions Reported in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa After Emergency Declaration

Internet monitoring group NetBlocks reported widespread connectivity disruptions in parts of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province following the declaration of a state of emergency...

UNESCO, Aga Khan Foundation Expand Efforts to Protect Afghanistan’s Jam Minaret

UNESCO and Aga Khan Cultural Services are expanding efforts to preserve Afghanistan’s 12th-century Minaret of Jam through structural monitoring, flood-risk reduction and improved access...

Pakistan Says 12 Militants Killed in Kurram Border Clash

Pakistan’s military said 12 militants were killed in a clash along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Kurram district after security forces intercepted a group allegedly...

Pakistan Faces Bangladesh-Style Crisis? Munir’s Reported Plan Raises Fears of a 1971 Repeat

Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is reportedly considering a major restructuring of the country’s administrative map that could divide its four provinces...

International Day of the Girl Highlights Education Ban, Child Marriage Risks in Afghanistan

International Day of the Girl Child is being marked on October 11 as millions of girls in Afghanistan remain excluded from secondary education under...

Kabul Reports Clashes With Pakistani Forces Along Durand Line in Paktia

The 203 Mansouri Corps said Saturday that armed clashes had broken out between its forces and Pakistani troops near the Durand Line in Dand...

UN: More Than 12 Million Girls Marry Before 18 Each Year

More than 12 million girls worldwide marry before the age of 18 every year, putting their education, health, safety and future choices at risk,...

22 Residential Townships in Balkh Declared State-Owned, Covering 85,000 Jeribs of Land

The Taliban commission responsible for preventing the seizure of state-owned land in Balkh province has declared 22 residential townships state property, covering approximately 85,000...

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