WHO: Afghanistan’s healthcare system is on the verge of collapse
Afghanistan’s healthcare system is on the brink of collapse, the director general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned after...
At least 47 killed in another attack on a Shia mosque in Afghanistan
At least 47 people have been killed and 70 others wounded after an explosion targeted a Shia mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar...
Kabul’s dirty little secret – the hordes of Afghan collaborators
Roshan Muhammed Salih reporting from Kabul, says that Muslims need to have a less generous view of collaborators otherwise we will be giving the...
Afghanistan bans forced marriage
Afghanistan's new Islamic government has banned forced marriages, and decreed that they will treat women equally, saying women should not be considered the “property”...
UN: Afghanistan’s economy in ‘free fall,’ 23 million facing hunger
Afghanistan’s economy is in “free fall” and if decisive and compassionate action is not taken immediately it may consume the entire population, the United...
Afghanistan bans women from travelling long road distances without mahram
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has decreed that women seeking to travel long distances should not be allowed on road transport unless they are accompanied...
‘Allah has blessed us’: Rain hits major Afghan cities after Salatul Istisqa
Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar was reeling under draught a week ago, but the situation changed after thousands of Afghans gathered to make a...
At least 47 killed in Pakistani attack on eastern Afghanistan
The death toll from Pakistani military air raids in the eastern Afghanistan on Saturday has risen to at least 47, officials said.
“Forty-one civilians, mainly women and...
Mufti Taqi Usmani urges Afghanistan to open girls’ schools
One of the world's leading Islamic scholars, Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani, has urged Afghanistan to open girls' secondary schools.
Mufti Usmani is a leading scholar...
Afghanistan, Niger and Mali are celebrating Eid al-Fitr today
Afghanistan was the first Muslim nation to declare Eid al Fitr last night and Afghans are celebrating the festival today across all provinces.
The Supreme Court...
