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KABUL, June 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 408 Afghan nationals imprisoned in Iran have been transferred to Afghanistan, where they will serve the remainder of their sentences, Afghan prison authorities said on Thursday. The individuals were transferred late on Wednesday as a humanitarian and goodwill gesture by Iranian authorities, and crossed into Afghanistan via the Islam Qala border point in western Herat province,
Read full story →KABUL, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Construction work on two major check dam projects has begun in Gilan district of Afghanistan's Ghazni province, the provincial government office said Thursday. According to the statement, the projects are expected to improve water conservation, support agricultural activities, and enhance the management of water resources in the area. Authorities said the construction work is sc
Read full story →KABUL, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Construction work on two major check dam projects has begun in Gilan district of Afghanistan's Ghazni province, the provincial government office said Thursday. According to the statement, the projects are expected to improve water conservation, support agricultural activities, and enhance the management of water resources in the area. Authorities said the construction work is sc
Read full story →KABUL, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Construction work on two major check dam projects has begun in Gilan district of Afghanistan's Ghazni province, the provincial government office said Thursday. According to the statement, the projects are expected to improve water conservation, support agricultural activities, and enhance the management of water resources in the area. Authorities said the construction work is sc
Read full story →(260611) -- KABUL, June 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A boy fetches water at a makeshift refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 11, 2026. A total of 724 families, which made up of 3,693 individuals, ended their exile and returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, reported the official Bakhtar News Agency on Thursday. More than 85,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their country from neighboring Pakistan
Read full story →(260611) -- KABUL, June 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A boy fetches water at a makeshift refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 11, 2026. A total of 724 families, which made up of 3,693 individuals, ended their exile and returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, reported the official Bakhtar News Agency on Thursday. More than 85,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their country from neighboring Pakistan
Read full story →(260611) -- KABUL, June 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A boy fetches water at a makeshift refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 11, 2026. A total of 724 families, which made up of 3,693 individuals, ended their exile and returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, reported the official Bakhtar News Agency on Thursday. More than 85,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their country from neighboring Pakistan
Read full story →(New York) - Taliban security forces in Afghanistan used excessive force against protesters in the city of Herat on June 9, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. They beat protesters and shot toward the crowds, killing a child and injuring others, and detained an unknown number of people. The protest followed recent arrests of women in Herat accused of viola
Read full story →(New York) - Taliban security forces in Afghanistan used excessive force against protesters in the city of Herat on June 9, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. They beat protesters and shot toward the crowds, killing a child and injuring others, and detained an unknown number of people. The protest followed recent arrests of women in Herat accused of viola
Read full story →(New York) - Taliban security forces in Afghanistan used excessive force against protesters in the city of Herat on June 9, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. They beat protesters and shot toward the crowds, killing a child and injuring others, and detained an unknown number of people. The protest followed recent arrests of women in Herat accused of viola
Read full story →KABUL, June 11 (Xinhua) -- A road accident left nine commuters injured, some in critical condition, in Baghlan province north of Afghanistan on Wednesday evening, provincial police spokesman Mawlawi Shir Ahmad Burhani said Thursday. Without providing more details, the official added that all the injured had been shifted to a hospital in the provincial capital Pul-e-Khumri.
Read full story →KABUL, June 11 (Xinhua) -- A road accident left nine commuters injured, some in critical condition, in Baghlan province north of Afghanistan on Wednesday evening, provincial police spokesman Mawlawi Shir Ahmad Burhani said Thursday. Without providing more details, the official added that all the injured had been shifted to a hospital in the provincial capital Pul-e-Khumri.
Read full story →KABUL, June 11 (Xinhua) -- A road accident left nine commuters injured, some in critical condition, in Baghlan province north of Afghanistan on Wednesday evening, provincial police spokesman Mawlawi Shir Ahmad Burhani said Thursday. Without providing more details, the official added that all the injured had been shifted to a hospital in the provincial capital Pul-e-Khumri.
Read full story →New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) reiterated India's commitment to strengthening Afghanistan's healthcare system, announcing the gifting of medical equipment for diagnosis, treatment, and specialised care to Afghan health authorities. In a post on X on Wednesday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared, 'Reaffirming its commitment to supporting Afghanistan's health sector,
Read full story →New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) reiterated India's commitment to strengthening Afghanistan's healthcare system, announcing the gifting of medical equipment for diagnosis, treatment, and specialised care to Afghan health authorities. In a post on X on Wednesday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared, 'Reaffirming its commitment to supporting Afghanistan's health sector,
Read full story →New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) reiterated India's commitment to strengthening Afghanistan's healthcare system, announcing the gifting of medical equipment for diagnosis, treatment, and specialised care to Afghan health authorities. In a post on X on Wednesday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared, 'Reaffirming its commitment to supporting Afghanistan's health sector,
Read full story →Islamabad violated Afghan airspace in launching the overnight attacks, a Taliban spokesperson has allegedHostilities flared up on the Afghan-Pakistan border overnight as strikes by the Pakistani military killed 13 civilians, Afghan officials have said.The strikes took place in the Afghan border provinces of Kunar, Khost, and Paktika, according to Zabihullah Mujahid, a government spokesman
Read full story →Islamabad violated Afghan airspace in launching the overnight attacks, a Taliban spokesperson has allegedHostilities flared up on the Afghan-Pakistan border overnight as strikes by the Pakistani military killed 13 civilians, Afghan officials have said.The strikes took place in the Afghan border provinces of Kunar, Khost, and Paktika, according to Zabihullah Mujahid, a government spokesman
Read full story →Islamabad violated Afghan airspace in launching the overnight attacks, a Taliban spokesperson has allegedHostilities flared up on the Afghan-Pakistan border overnight as strikes by the Pakistani military killed 13 civilians, Afghan officials have said.The strikes took place in the Afghan border provinces of Kunar, Khost, and Paktika, according to Zabihullah Mujahid, a government spokesman
Read full story →The fresh strikes come after weeks of relative calm in the restive border region between the two countries.
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