Taliban claim efforts to preserve Afghanistan’s Buddhist heritage

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 3: Afghanistan’s Taliban government has announced initiatives to protect the country’s Buddhist heritage sites and artefacts, departing from their previous stance during their first period of rule. The announcement comes …

Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 rocks Afghanistan, aftershocks suspected

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 rocked Afghanistan on Saturday, a statement by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 rocked Afghanistan on Saturday, a statement by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. As per …

Fletcher: Donor countries must not abandon Afghanistan

(Last Updated On: )Tom Fletcher, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, has urged donor countries not to abandon Afghanistan amid the difficult circumstances it is facing. In an exclusive …

Afghans who helped the U.S. fight the Taliban should not be deported to Afghanistan

It was a bitterly cold evening when I arrived in Kabul on a U.N.-chartered flight in early 2002. The city, like much of Afghanistan, was in turmoil. The trauma of Al Qaeda’s deadly Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the United States was still raw, U.S. forces were …

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Afghanistan exports 466,000 tons of fruits, dried fruits in one year

KABUL, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan has exported 466,000 tons of fruits and dried fruits during the Persian calendar year of 1403 ending on March 20, the office of the acting deputy prime minister for economic affairs said on Saturday. Afghanistan has …

Afghanistan facing deepening Media censorship on world press freedom day

On World Press Freedom Day, Afghanistan witnesses alarming media restrictions, with over 200 violations and growing threats against journalists and free expression. On Saturday, May 3, World Press Freedom Day arrives amid mounting concerns over the …

Afghanistan dried fruit exports hit 466,000MT

KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan exported 466,000 metric tonnes of dried fruits worth 643 million US dollars in 1403 solar year, the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Office said on Saturday. In a statement, DPMEA wrote the exported dried fruits …

Afghanistan initiates new solar power projects

KABUL, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Afghan authorities have initiated a 40-megawatt solar power project in north Afghanistan's Balkh province, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), or the Afghan power company, said on Saturday. According to the DABS, the project …

Afghanistan hit by two earthquakes in 24 hours, NCS reports tremors of 4.3 and 4.5 magnitude

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 rocked Afghanistan on Saturday, a statement by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 15 km, making it susceptible to aftershocks. In a post on X, the NCS …