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(MENAFN) Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has signed three cooperation agreements with both domestic and international donors aimed at assisting returnees and internally displaced families, according to reports citing the...

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Fort Campbell will rename the Foundry Building, Building 6751, in honor of Lt. Col. Nicholas D. Goshen, a former 101st Airborne Division intelligence officer who died of natural causes while deployed with the division to Romania in 2022. Goshen,...

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(MENAFN) Kuwait has formally handed over control of Afghanistan's embassy to a senior diplomat officially designated by the Afghan government, local media outlet TOLOnews reported late Thursday — marking a significant diplomatic development in the...

International Committee of the Red Cross

The humanitarian impact in the two districts was severe: people were left without access to food and essential services, resulting in dire humanitarian needs.

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(MENAFN) Ghazni Province authorities have detained a suspected drug smuggler and recovered 44 kilograms of opium during a counter-narcotics operation, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Afghanistan’s foreign minister expressed support on Wednesday for ongoing diplomatic efforts between Iran and the United States, describing them as a positive move and underscoring the need for dialogue to help resolve tensions in the...

President of Azerbaijan

AZERBAIJAN, June 2 - 02 June 2026, 19:26 His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings!

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(MENAFN) Afghanistan has dispatched 530 tons of critical humanitarian assistance to Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, the country’s Information Ministry announced Wednesday.

International Committee of the Red Cross

Approximately 136,000 people, representing around 17,000 households in the districts of Kamdesh and Barg-e-Matal, have faced severe shortages of food, health care and basic household items for the past two months due to insecurity and restricted...

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(MENAFN) At least 18 people were killed and 30 others injured when a truck transporting Afghan returnees overturned in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, according to local security officials cited in reports.

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(MENAFN) The devastating human toll of catastrophic flooding sweeping across Afghanistan has climbed to at least 99 dead and 154 wounded over just nine days, as relentless rainfall continues to pummel the war-scarred and impoverished nation, a...

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(MENAFN) According to reports, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan has warned that millions of people in the country continue to require urgent humanitarian assistance, while funding...

International Committee of the Red Cross

The nutrition component of the BHCs has also been strengthened through effective coordination and the mobilization of partners, including UNICEF and World Food Programme.

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(MENAFN) Flash floods unleashed by torrential rainfall have claimed at least 51 lives and left 89 people injured across Afghanistan over the past seven days, the National Disaster Management Authority confirmed Thursday — with forecasters warning...

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(MENAFN) A key border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan reopened Thursday afternoon to allow Afghan migrants to return home, a spokesperson for the Afghan border police confirmed. "Currently, only migrants and their families are permitted...

International Committee of the Red Cross

In Mazar-e-Sharif, 25-year-old Marzia Hussaini’s life changed in an instant. “We were travelling when our car hit a landmine,” she recalled. “When I woke up, both of my legs were gone.

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CAMP ZAMA, Japan – For most, the final days of May signal the unofficial start of summer, but as the calendar turns and flags are lowered to half-staff across the country, the approaching weekend brings a familiar, quiet burden for Chief Warrant...

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(MENAFN) Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of conducting an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul, which Taliban officials report killed at least 400 people.

International Committee of the Red Cross

In Parwan Province’s Salang District, the ICRC rehabilitated two canals in the Koklami Valley to restore water access for surrounding communities.

DVIDS - Georgia

“I think the challenge is what I signed up for. Sometimes in life, we can get stagnant, and it’s good to push ourselves and find out how much further we can truly go,” says U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lonnie Sheteron, a unit supply specialist with the...