Kabul – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced that at least 170 people were killed by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan during the first five months of 2025. According to OCHA’s report released on Thursday, approximately 70 percent of the victims were children, highlighting […]
Badakhshan – Naji Bigzad, a young Afghan writer and activist, died in an accident while working at a gold mine in Shaki District of Badakhshan Province. He was buried in his hometown on Thursday. Following the political changes in 2021 and the Taliban’s return to power, Bigzad migrated to Iran in search of a new […]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the Taliban to immediately and unconditionally release Mohammad Rahmati, Director of Tamadon Television, and Mohammad Reza Ehsani, an employee of the station. In a statement released on Friday, July 3, CPJ also demanded that Tamadon Television be allowed to resume operations and that all restrictions imposed […]
Stockholm – Nasibeh Ditbar, a Swedish politician of Afghan origin and member of Sweden’s Green Party, has become a candidate for the country’s parliamentary elections. She says that promoting gender equality, democracy, human rights, and greater migrant participation in society and politics are among her top priorities. In an interview with Afghanistan International, Ditbar described […]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced that Afghanistan continues to face one of the world’s largest and longest-running forced displacement crises, affecting not only Afghanistan but also neighboring countries including Iran, Pakistan, and the Central Asian states. According to the report, decades of displacement, economic fragility, insecurity, and geopolitical tensions continue […]
The Guardian has reported on the closure of the Afghan Embassy in Canberra, Australia’s capital, stating that the diplomatic mission quietly ceased operations, the tricolor Afghan flag was lowered, and one of the last remaining symbols of the former Afghan Republic has disappeared. According to the report, the decision to close the embassy was made […]
