Afghanistan earthquake survivors unsafe as aftershocks continue
Aftershocks continue to be felt in the area hit by a deadly earthquake in Afghanistan last week and the area remains unsafe for survivors, a senior Afghan...
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Afghanistan seeks emergency medical supplies for earthquake survivors
Afghanistan does not have enough medical supplies to treat the injured from an earthquake that killed 1,000 people, a senior official said on Friday, as...
Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1,000, more trapped in rubble
The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday hit 1,000, disaster management officials said, with more than 600 injured and the toll expected...
Taliban dissolve Afghanistan’s Human Rights Commission, other key bodies
Taliban authorities in Afghanistan dissolved five key departments of the former US-backed government, including the country’s Human Rights Commission, deeming them unnecessary in the face...
Blasts hits Shi’ite mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif and Kunduz, multiple casualties
An explosion at a Shi’ite mosque in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday killed or wounded at least 20 people, a local Taliban...
US calls for help to rehome Afghans who fled chaos of Taliban takeover
The United States still needs other nations to take Afghans who fled their homeland last year, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Friday,...
Afghanistan: The Taliban and the starving Afghans
Because the Taliban have been designated as ‘terrorists’, it is possible for the United States not only to embargo American aid and trade to Afghanistan,...
Afghanistan’s Taliban told they can’t take their guns to the funfair
Taliban fighters will no longer be allowed to carry their weapons in amusement parks in Afghanistan, the group’s spokesman said on Wednesday, in what appeared...
Asylum seeker arrested for using fake passport
Police on Sunday said they were investigating a forgery case after a 24-year-old man attempted to depart the island using a fake passport. The man,...
Taliban to purge ‘people of bad character’ from ranks
The Taliban have formed a commission to purge “people of bad character” from their ranks to protect Afghanistan’s reputation, the group said on Tuesday, in...
