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(MENAFN) At least 408 Afghan nationals held in Iranian prisons have been handed over to Afghanistan, where they will complete their remaining sentences, Afghan prison authorities confirmed Thursday.

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(MENAFN) Thirteen civilians have been killed in a series of Pakistani strikes across border regions in Afghanistan, according to Afghan officials, as renewed hostilities escalated overnight along the frontier.

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(MENAFN) Afghanistan on Wednesday accused Pakistan of conducting fresh airstrikes in eastern regions of the country, alleging that the strikes killed 13 civilians, including 11 children, amid rising tensions between the neighboring states,...

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(MENAFN) Afghan authorities have accused Pakistan of conducting fresh airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan that reportedly resulted in the deaths of 13 civilians, including children, amid already strained relations between the two countries....

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(MENAFN) Pakistan declared Wednesday that its military had eliminated at least 26 militants in a fresh wave of targeted airstrikes along the Afghanistan border, even as Kabul pushed back sharply, claiming the strikes killed civilians — including...

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(MENAFN) The United Nations has warned of a growing humanitarian and social crisis in Afghanistan, highlighting that millions of girls remain out of school under Taliban rule.

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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...

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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) The number of active armed conflicts around the world climbed to a post-World War II record in 2025, according to a newly released study by researchers at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). The report identified 65 state-based...

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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) Pakistan has reported that its military killed at least 26 militants during a series of targeted airstrikes conducted along its border with Afghanistan, according to official statements.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, Afghan police carried out a crackdown on illegal drug trafficking in northern Afghanistan’s Takhar province on Sunday, resulting in the arrest of two suspected smugglers and the seizure of narcotics.

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(MENAFN) A new report published by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) has found that the number of active armed conflicts worldwide in 2025 has reached its highest level since the end of World War II. According to the study, there are...

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(MENAFN) A former Taliban commander has been sentenced by a US court to 42 years behind bars, followed by five years of supervised release, for his involvement in hostage-taking operations that included the abduction of an American journalist....

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(MENAFN) The ongoing conflict involving Iran is intensifying food insecurity worldwide, placing millions of additional people at risk of severe hunger, according to reports citing the head of the UN's food assistance agency.

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(MENAFN) US Marine veteran Graham Platner has won the Democratic primary for Maine’s US Senate race and will now face Republican Senator Susan Collins in the upcoming general election, according to reports.

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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...

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(MENAFN) Afghanistan on Tuesday dismissed Pakistan’s accusations that a deadly assault targeting police officers in the country’s north had been organized from Afghan territory, while calling for what it described as “genuine cooperation” between...

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(MENAFN) According to reports, Pakistan’s military has carried out targeted airstrikes along the Afghanistan border, killing at least 26 militants in operations described as a response to recent attacks inside the country.