Afghan Taliban sign deal for Russian oil products, gas and wheat
The Taliban have signed a provisional deal with Russia to supply gasoline, diesel, gas and wheat to Afghanistan, Acting Afghan Commerce and Industry Minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi...
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Afghan women open library to counter growing isolation
Afghan women’s rights activists opened a library in Kabul on Wednesday, hoping to provide an oasis for women increasingly cut off from education and public...
Eight children dead, more missing as flooding destroys Afghan homes
At least eight children were killed in floods that swept away houses in central and eastern Afghanistan this week, the United Nations’ children’s agency said...
Huge explosion hits Kabul mosque, many casualties feared
A huge explosion struck a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday, witnesses and police said, with many feared dead or injured. Police said...
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...
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,...
