Afghanistan’s war on drugs shows unprecedented results
The Afghan authorities have stepped up their war on narcotics over the past year, leading to an unprecedented decline in the cultivation of opium poppies.
According...
Iran warns Afghanistan over water supply from shared River Helmund
A major water dispute has broken out between Iran and Afghanistan amid a war of words between both sides.
Last week Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi...
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan appoints new Prime Minister
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has appointed Maulvi Abdul Kabir as its caretaker prime minister - the second most powerful position in the country after supreme...
Afghan authorities ban nepotism in public bodies
In a crackdown on nepotism, the Afghan authorities have ordered that the sons of public officials appointed to public bodes be fired and replaced...
Islamic Emirate officials take over Afghan embassy in Iran
Officials from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have taken over official duties in the Afghan Embassy in Tehran - making Iran the latest country to...
Afghanistan announces record customs revenue collection
The Afghan authorities have announced that they collected £934m in customs revenue in the last fiscal year - nearly £300m more than the previous...
Survey: Afghanistan is far less corrupt now than under NATO occupation
Transparency International, a Berlin-based corruption watchdog, has ranked Afghanistan 150th in its annual corruption perception index for 2020 - 24 places higher than under...
Kandahar: Afghan authorities implement Shari’ah punishments in public
Afghan authorities have implemented Shari'ah punishments on nine people - including amputations and flogging - in public in a sports stadium in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan.
Local...
Aid organisation rubbishes claims Afghanistan is stealing donor money
A British Muslim aid organisation working in Afghanistan has rubbished claims that the Afghan authorities are stealing international aid.
The claims were made in an...
Afghans label Prince Harry a ‘war criminal’
Afghan officials and citizens have condemned Prince Harry as a "war criminal" after he admitted killing 25 Afghans while he was a soldier during the...
