Afghanistan

Afghan women’s refugee team to play football match in Morocco

Aurora Rodrigues October 23, 2025 0

A football tournament involving the Afghanistan women’s refugee team is set to take place in Morocco from October 26th, Reuters...

World Bank forecasts boosted growth for MENA region

Divanshi Sharma, Business correspondent October 9, 2025 0

The World Bank has revised its 2025 growth forecast for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAAP), but...

Taliban says reports of internet ban in Afghanistan are untrue

Canan Paşali October 2, 2025 0

The Taliban government on October 1st denied claims of a national internet ban in Afghanistan, attributing the widespread disruptions to...

Qatar helps release British couple imprisoned in Afghanistan

Anna Whyte September 22, 2025 0

Intervention by Qatar officials has led to the release of a British couple imprisoned in Afghanistan, The National plus agencies...

UN closes aid centres for Afghans due to Taliban’s restrictions

Ariana Hashtrudi, Middle East News Editor September 12, 2025 0

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has shut down eight aid centres which were supporting Afghan returnees, due to the...

Death toll from Afghanistan earthquake exceeds 2,000

Faris Firoozye September 4, 2025 0

Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in years has claimed over 2,000 lives, with rescuers still recovering bodies from collapsed buildings, according to...

UK supports Afghanistan following earthquakes

Thayiba Nuha September 3, 2025 0

Following the earthquakes that have disrupted and unsettled Afghanistan, Britain set out emergency financial aid for those who have been...

Rescue efforts continue after deadly earthquake in Afghanistan

Marios Filippou September 2, 2025 0

Rescue teams continue to search for survivors amongst the rubble of homes destroyed by a severe earthquake that struck eastern...

More than 800 killed in Afghanistan earthquake

Stephen Davey September 1, 2025 0

An earthquake in a mountainous region of Afghanistan has killed over 800 people and injured 2,500 people, The New Arab...

Afghanistan: Deadly bus crash kills 79, including children

Faris Firoozye August 20, 2025 0

At least 79 people, including 17 children, were killed when a bus carrying Afghan migrants expelled from Iran crashed with...

UN expert: Judicial system “weaponised” by Afghanistan’s Taliban

Ariana Hashtrudi, Middle East News Editor August 7, 2025 0

Afghanistan's Taliban has weaponised the judicial system to persecute women in what constitutes “crimes against humanity,” according to the country's...