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Afghanistan: 1 killed, 3 wounded in suicide attack on Afghan ministry | World News

One killed and three others suffered injuries in a suicide attack on Afghan ministry of urban development and housing on Thursday. “The suicide attacker ...

Radio offers connection for longtime Afghan refugee

Arriving as a refugee in Pakistan four decades ago, Besmillah Miakhil’s first purchase was a radio. Now 88, Miakhil says broadcasts help keep him ...

How pause in US foreign aid is impacting South, Central Asia

WASHINGTON —  In Kabul, Afghanistan, a major midwifery program — girls’ only higher education option — has closed. Across Pakistan, dozens of development programs ...

Five killed in suicide bomb blast in northeastern Afghanistan, police say

At least five people were killed when a suicide bomber with explosives strapped to his body detonated outside a bank in northeastern Afghanistan on ...

UN Security Council raises alarm over rising IS-K threat from Afghanistan

Islamabad —  United Nations counterterrorism officials warned during a Security Council meeting Monday that an Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan remains a significant threat ...

Taliban Suspend Women’s Radio Station In Afghanistan

Kabul: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities raided well-known women’s radio station Radio Begum on Tuesday, arresting two employees, the broadcaster said, calling for the speedy release ...

Afghanistan Women Cricketers Reunite In First Game After Fleeing Taliban

Afghanistan’s women cricketers on Thursday played their first game since fleeing the Taliban three years ago, a charity match in Australia that ...

Afghanistan Women’s XI To Play Historic Exhibition Match In Melbourne

Cricket Australia (CA) Chief Executive Nick Hockley has described the upcoming exhibition match featuring the Afghanistan Women’s XI in Melbourne as a ...

Polio Returns To Pakistan, Afghanistan As Vaccinations Stall

Poliomyelitis was responsible for paralysing and killing up to half a million people every year before the development of the poliovirus vaccine in 1955. ...

Forget about speaking out in Afghanistan, women can’t even give namaz orders to the Taliban

Islamabad: The Taliban have once again issued strange orders to Afghan women. Now Afghan women will not be able to speak loudly or even ...