Over 50 dead in Afghanistan bus crash involving migrants from Iran

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Afghanistan provincial government: road accident in western Afghanistan kills 71

Audio By Carbonatix KABUL (Reuters) -A traffic accident in Afghanistan’s western Herat province killed 71 people, including 17 children, on Tuesday night when a bus carrying deported migrants to Kabul caught fire after colliding with a truck and motorcycle …

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Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry congratulates Afghanistan on Independence Day

14:46 En The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has congratulated Afghanistan on Independence Day, Olaylar informs. "Congratulations to Afghanistan and its people on the occasion of the Independence Day of Afghanistan! Happy National Day!…

Afghanistan, Uzbekistan Sign Contracts for Four Energy Projects Worth $243 Million

ASTANA — Afghanistan has signed $243 million worth of contracts with Uzbekistan to implement four major energy projects aimed at improving the country’s electricity supply, the national power utility Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) announced on Aug. …

Afghanistan’s Poor: Forgotten Before, Forgotten Now

Pre-Taliban or post-Taliban, the condition of ordinary Afghans remains unchanged and overlooked. Jill Suzanne Kornetsky, an American social entrepreneur who has lived in Afghanistan since 2015, told StratNewsGlobal that the “Kububble” of Kabul elites …

Chinese Foreign Minister visits Afghanistan for 3-way talks involving Pakistan

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has arrived in Kabul to meet his counterparts from Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is Wang’s first trip to the country since a surprise visit March 2022. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed he had arrived in …

MTN Under US Grand Jury Investigation Over Operations in Afghanistan and Iran

Telecommunications giant MTN Group has confirmed that it is the subject of a grand jury investigation by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding its past operations in Afghanistan and Iran. In a statement, MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita said the company …

UNICEF and WHO to Launch Polio Vaccination Campaign in Afghanistan

UNICEF and WHO will launch a new polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan this month, aiming to deliver one million doses to children under five amid rising cases. UNICEF, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), has launched a fresh polio …

Afghanistan allegedly produces 60% of flour domestically  

Afghanistan now produces about 60% of its annual flour needs domestically, though many citizens continue to face food insecurity, according to Amu, citing Taliban. Source: Reuters  The country requires around 6mn tons of flour each year, with 3.5mn tons …