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Zabul Province
DisputedAfghanistan International

Taliban Flog Nine People in Zabul Province Stadium for Adultery and Theft Charges

Two eyewitnesses reported to Afghanistan International on Monday that the Taliban flogged nine individuals in Sheikh Mati Stadium in Qalat city, the capital of Zabul province. The flogging occurred on charges described as adultery and theft...

Security
Truck in tajikistan
VerifiedPajhwok Afghan News
Featured

Afghan Foreign Minister Hopes for Significant Progress in Ties with Tajikistan

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi expressed hope for significant progress in relations between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. He made the statement during a meeting with a high-ranking delegation from Tajikistan, according ...

PoliticsInternational
Snooker
VerifiedAriana News

Afghan Snooker Players Reach Round of 32 at 2025 World Championship in Oman

Mohammad Rais Hotak and Mohammad Mir Noorzai, two Afghan snooker players, have progressed to the Round of 32 in the 2025 Snooker and Billiards World Championship. The event is taking place in Muscat, Oman. Both players won their matches ag...

International
Drone Flying
UnverifiedAmu TV

Unidentified Drone Observed Flying Over Panjshir Province Districts

An unidentified drone was observed flying over Afghanistan's Panjshir Province on Sunday morning, according to multiple local sources who spoke to Amu TV. Residents reported that the drone circled over several districts, including Shotul, A...

Security
Border closed
VerifiedAmu TV
Featured

Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Closures Reach 37th Day, Disrupting Trade and Stranding Merchants

The closure of major border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan reached its 37th day on Sunday. This has disrupted trade, left thousands of truckers and merchants stranded, and increased economic pressure on both sides of the border....

EconomyInternational
Amu Darya
ReliableHasht-e Subh Daily

Uzbekistan President Calls for Taliban Involvement in Amu Darya Water Management

Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev emphasized the importance of active Afghan participation in regional discussions on the shared use of Amu Darya basin water resources during the Central Asian leaders' summit. The seventh consultative...

PoliticsInternational
A small water reservoir
ReliablePajhwok Afghan News

Small 8,912 m3 Water Reservoir Opened in Ghor Province

A small water reservoir with a storage capacity of 8,912 cubic meters was inaugurated in western Ghor province on Sunday, a local water official said. Ramazan Faiz, media officer at the Water and Energy Department, told Pajhwok Afghan News ...

EconomyHumanitarian
Forced Marriage
ReliablePajhwok Afghan News

Paktika Department Says It Prevented 108 Forced Marriages and Resolved 631 Cases

The Promotion of Virtue, Prevention of Vice and Complaints Handling Department in southeastern Paktika province reported preventing 108 forced marriages and registering 141 public complaints against government personnel this year. Mawlawi R...

Politics
Ariana Airlines Plane
ReliableAriana News
Hot

Ariana Afghan Airlines Lowers Cargo Rates to Boost Exports

Ariana Afghan Airlines has implemented a new set of reduced cargo tariffs intended to support Afghanistan’s trade sector. The changes were introduced on Sunday under a directive from the Economic Deputy of the Prime Minister’s Office and ap...

Economy
Man holding drugs
UnverifiedAfghanistan International

UN Office Calls for Action Against Transnational Criminal Networks in Afghanistan

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has called for strengthened efforts to combat transnational criminal networks operating in Afghanistan and worldwide. UNODC said that tackling these criminal networks could create conditi...

Security
Uruzgan
UnverifiedEtilaat Roz

Body of 65-Year-Old Hazara Man Found in Gizab, Uruzgan

Local sources in Uruzgan province report that the body of a 65-year-old Hazara man, identified as Emanullah Hasani, from Gizab district was found on Friday, 23 Aqrab. According to the sources, Hasani disappeared three days earlier from his ...

Security
Bird Hunting
DisputedHasht-e Subh Daily

Arab Hunters Use Taliban Letter to Hunt Birds in Southern Afghanistan

Local sources in southern Afghanistan said a group of Arab hunters, carrying an official letter from the Taliban, hunted wild birds in recent days across the plains and mountains of Kandahar and Zabul provinces. The sources said on Saturday...

SecurityPolitics