GHAZNI — A child was killed and two others were injured on Monday, June 15, 2026, when an unexploded ordnance shell detonated in the Kewan area of Ghazni city’s third police district. Khalid Sarhadi, spokesperson for the local police command, confirmed that the explosion occurred when a group of nomadic (Kuchi) children discovered and attempted…
BRUSSELS — History is repeating itself in the corridors of Western diplomacy, this time under a European banner. The European Union’s decision to invite five-member Taliban delegation to Brussels marks a profound diplomatic shift that mirrors the controversial architecture of the 2020 US-Taliban Doha talks. While separated by six years and different primary agendas, both…
FAIZABAD — As the Taliban approaches the fifth anniversary of its return to power on August 15, the mountainous northeastern province of Badakhshan has become the country’s most active center of armed resistance, with a rapid succession of attacks, a brief district seizure, internal Taliban defections, and a growing weapons-smuggling dispute with Pakistan. A New…
KABUL — The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released a stark assessment on Monday, June 15, 2026, announcing that 3.7 million children in Afghanistan are currently suffering from acute malnutrition. The agency warned that immediate, scaled-up international funding is vital to prevent catastrophic loss of life and permanent developmental damage…
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan — Taliban authorities in northern Balkh province have ordered public sector employees to surrender their smartphones, marking the local implementation of a restrictive new decree issued by the regime’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada. According to local sources speaking to the Hasht-e Subh newspaper on Sunday, June 14, administrative staff across various provincial departments…
FARAH, Afghanistan — A fatal traffic accident involving a Toyota Hilux and a Fielder sedan left at least three people dead and 11 others injured in western Afghanistan’s Farah province on Sunday, June 14. According to Kalimullah Nangyal, a spokesperson for the local police command, the head-on collision occurred within the Farahrud district. The deceased…
Members of the Afghan diaspora have launched a coordinated wave of international protests spanning major Western cities, condemning an escalating dress-code crackdown by the Taliban in Western Afghanistan and warning European nations against normalizing relations with the regime in Kabul. The global demonstrations, staged over the weekend in major cities such as Paris, Toronto, and…
DOHA, Qatar — The foreign ministers of Qatar and Kuwait have formally welcomed substantial breakthroughs in the ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran, expressing optimism that a comprehensive peace accord to resolve their months-long security standoff could be signed within days. The high-level diplomatic endorsement came during a telephone conversation on Saturday between…
KABUL — The Taliban leadership has issued a series of sweeping decrees strictly banning the use of smartphones by all government employees and members of their own security apparatus, introducing severe penalties including device destruction and court-martial for violators. The strict directive, attributed to Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, officially went into effect this week following…
KABUL, Afghanistan — Music lovers across Afghanistan and the global diaspora marked the 47th anniversary of the death of Ahmad Zahir on Sunday, June 14, honoring the enduring legacy of the country’s most legendary musical icon. Born on June 14, 1946, Zahir revolutionized Afghan music by seamlessly blending traditional Persian poetry with Western rock, jazz,…
