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Asia

Afghanistan economic recovery buckles as 9 in 10 families go hungry or into debt: UNDP

IFP Media Wire -
Afghanistan's economic recovery is buckling as nine in 10 households are forced to skip meals, sell belongings or take on debt to survive, the United Nations announced on Wednesday, warning that mass returns are exacerbating the country's worst crisis since the Taliban returned to power.
Asia

Afghanistan says peace talks with Pakistan failed again

IFP Media Wire -
Afghanistan's Taliban government has announced the latest round of peace negotiations with Pakistan had failed, blaming Islamabad's "irresponsible and uncooperative" approach and stoking fears of further violence.
Asia

Afghanistan and Pakistan return to Turkey for more peace negotiations

IFP Media Wire -
Kabul and Islamabad will resume peace talks in Istanbul, both nations have announced, after a previous round ended without agreeing on a lasting truce.
Asia

Opium farming in Afghanistan declined by a fifth in 2025: UN

IFP Media Wire -
The total area of land in Afghanistan on which opium poppy is grown shrank 20% in 2025, according to a U.N. estimate issued on Thursday, a further drop since farming of the raw material for heroin collapsed in 2023 after the Taliban banned it.
Asia

Afghanistan, Pakistan to firm up truce at Istanbul negotiations

IFP Media Wire -
Afghan and Pakistani negotiators met in Istanbul Saturday to address security issues and establish a lasting ceasefire along their shared border after an outbreak of unexpectedly intense bloody clashes.
Views

Iran daily criticizes Tehran’s approach to Taliban, urges support for free elections in Afghanistan

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s Jomhouri-e Eslami newspaper has sharply criticized the Iranian government’s continued engagement with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers, warning that Iranian officials have failed to grasp the serious regional threat posed by the militant group, unlike neighboring Pakistan.
Asia

20 European states demand measures to return Afghans either voluntarily or forcibly

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In a letter addressed to Magnus Brunner the Commissioner of Internal Affairs and Migration, twenty European countries have come together to pressure the European Commission to find ways to send back Afghan nationals who are living illegally in Europe, either voluntarily or by force, Belgian minister for Asylum and Migration Anneleen Van Bossuyt has stated.
Asia

Afghanistan, Pakistan agree to immediate ceasefire after talks in Qatar

IFP Media Wire -
Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire after negotiations mediated by Qatar and Turkey following a week of fierce and deadly clashes along their disputed border.
Asia

Pakistan, Afghanistan to hold talks in Qatar after deadly clashes

IFP Media Wire -
Pakistan officials will hold talks in Qatar with their Afghan counterparts, a day after Islamabad launched air sattacks on its neighbour killing at least 10 people and breaking a ceasefire that had brought two days of calm to the border.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s president calls on Islamic nations to unite for peace

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized the need for Muslim countries to act as a unified body in pursuit of peace and brotherhood.
Asia

Temporary ceasefire declared after Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes

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Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire amid deepening hostilities between the former allies after deadly clashes erupted on the border overnight, Pakistani officials have announced.
Asia

Taliban, Pakistan trade heavy fire along Afghanistan border

IFP Media Wire -
Taliban and Pakistani soldiers have exchanged fire across the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, prompting calls for restraint from several countries, as tensions escalate following an air attack on the Afghan capital, Kabul, earlier this week.
Asia

UN council to investigate rights violations in Afghanistan

IFP Media Wire -
The United Nations Human Rights Council decided on Monday to launch a probe into serious rights violations in Afghanistan, amid growing alarm over the Taliban's measures targeting women and girls.
Asia

UN warns Afghanistan internet cut ‘extremely serious’ For human rights

IFP Media Wire -
Afghanistan's internet and telecommunications cut has "extremely serious" rights implications, with women and girls especially affected, the UN human rights office warned Tuesday.
Asia

Taliban frees US citizen after Qatari mediation

IFP Media Wire -
An American citizen who had been captured in Afghanistan since December has been released through Qatari mediation.
Americas

Trump warns Taliban of ‘bad things’ if Bagram Air Base not returned to US

IFP Media Wire -
US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened the Taliban government of Afghanistan, stressing “bad things are going to happen” if it does not give Bagram Air Base back to the United States.
Americas

Trump admin. wants key Afghan air base back

IFP Media Wire -
US President Donald Trump has stated that he wants to regain control of Bagram Air Base in northeastern Afghanistan.
Europe

Germany seeks major agreement with Taliban: Bild

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Berlin is working on a deal that would create a mechanism to deport Afghans back to their home country, the tabloid Bild has reported. German officials are holding direct talks with the Taliban in Qatar and plan to send a delegation to Kabul, according to the media outlet.
Asia

UN says 362 earthquake-hit villages in Afghanistan still not reached

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The United Nations has announced it has been unable to reach 362 villages in Afghanistan in the wake of a deadly earthquake in its eastern Kunar province, which killed at least 2,200 people and flattened entire communities and their homes.
Asia

Taliban appeals for global aid as rescue teams search for survivors

IFP Media Wire -
The Taliban has called for international aid as Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed hundreds of people and left thousands injured.
Asia

At least 800 killed as powerful quake rattles Afghanistan

IFP Media Wire -
An earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 800 people and injured 3,000, a government spokesman announced, with significant damage reported across several districts in the mountainous regions.
Asia

ICC seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of Afghan women

IFP Media Wire -
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, accusing them of crimes against humanity over the persecution of women and girls.
Asia

Afghanistan’s Kabul at risk of becoming first modern city to run out of water: Report

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The Afghan capital city of Kabul could become the first modern city to completely run out of water, experts have warned in a report.
Middle East

British veterans detail war crimes by British forces in Afghanistan, Iraq

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Former members of the United Kingdom’s special forces  recount war crimes committed by British soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq dating back over a decade.
Asia

USAID cancels all remaining Afghanistan humanitarian aid contracts: CNN

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The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has canceled all remaining contracts for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, a USAID official has told CNN.
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