Category: Afghanistan
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Traffic Accident in Salang Leaves 25 Dead and Injured
At least five people have been killed and 20 others injured after a collision between a 580-type vehicle and a tanker in northern Salang. Local Taliban authorities in Baghlan province say the accident occurred at around 2:00 a.m. on Friday, October 30, at the entrance to northern Salang. Nazirullah Abedi, head of Baghlan’s traffic department,…
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Freedom Front Says Its Forces Have Acquired Advanced Anti-Drone Technology
The Afghanistan Freedom Front has announced that its commando forces have acquired advanced military technology to counter and neutralize enemy drones before they reach their targets. The front said in a statement published on X on Friday, October 30 that its commandos had gained access to the technology alongside military training, professional exercises, and battlefield…
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UN: Opium Production in Afghanistan Increases Fivefold
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has reported in a new assessment that opium production in Afghanistan increased fivefold in 2026 compared with the previous year. According to the report, published on Thursday, 29 October, opium production rose from approximately 300 tonnes in 2025 to nearly 1,500 tonnes in 2026. The area…
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Richard Bennett: International Community Must Not Allow Normalisation of Taliban’s Repressive Regime
Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, says the international community must not allow the Taliban’s repressive and discriminatory regime to be normalised. Bennett made the remarks on Thursday, 29 October , in a report presented to the UN General Assembly, adding that the Taliban’s rule is destroying…
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Nicolas Blomme Begins His Work as Head of the European Union Delegation in Afghanistan
Nicolas Blomme, the Head of the European Union Delegation in Afghanistan, has announced that he has officially begun his work in this position. Blomme wrote on Tuesday, September 29, on his account on the social media platform X that he is starting his new mission with the same enthusiasm as always and with pride to…
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US Afghanistan War Review Delegation Meets with Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Army Chief
Shamila Chaudhry and Colin Jackson, co-chairs of the “Afghanistan War Commission,” have met with Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan. Dawn newspaper reported on Monday night, September 28, that the American delegation acknowledged Pakistan’s role during the US war in Afghanistan and praised the country’s contribution. According to the report, the Pakistan…
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UN High Commissioner: Cash Assistance to Afghan Returnees Has Decreased
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says that its cash assistance to people returning to Afghanistan has decreased from $375 to $170 per person. According to a Reuters news agency report, this institution said on Tuesday, September 29, in its new report that despite the reduction in assistance, more than one million people…
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Afghanistan Analysts Network: Inadequate Vaccination Has Increased the Risk of Measles Returning
A new report by the “Afghanistan Analysts Network” warns that the decline in measles cases in 2026 does not mean the end of the disease in Afghanistan, and the weakness of routine vaccination continues to keep the risk of re-outbreak high in the country. This report, prepared on Tuesday, September 29, based on 12 interviews…
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A Man Was Killed in His Home in Jowzjan
The Taliban security command in Jowzjan has reported the killing of a man in the village of “Shah Mirzai” in the Khanqah district of the province. Abdul Sattar Halimi, the spokesman for the Taliban security command in Jowzjan, said on Tuesday, September 29, that this man was killed last night with a pistol in his…
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Taliban Report Deportation of Over One Thousand Afghan Migrants to the Country
The Taliban group has reported the deportation of 253 Afghan migrant families, comprising 1,135 people, to Afghanistan. Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban spokesman, said on Tuesday, September 29, that these migrants entered the country yesterday through various border routes. According to him, 53 families comprising 294 people entered Afghanistan through Torkham in Nangarhar, and 11 families…
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