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Pakistan-Afghanistan air clashes spark social media misinformation amid border war escalation

Unverified videos claiming Afghan forces shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet have proliferated online, fueling confusion as deadly clashes erupt along the Durand Line. The footage, shared on February 27 by an X account named "Afghanistan Defence," allegedly shows the wreckage of a Pakistani......

5.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Afghanistan

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region on Friday, according to the German Research Center for Geosciences. The tremor occurred at a depth of 79 kilometers (49 miles) at 5:39 pm local time (1:39 GMT). Residents reported feeling the quake in Kabul and several surrounding......

Taliban penal code legalizes domestic violence in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban authorities have adopted a new penal code that effectively legalizes certain forms of domestic violence, marking a significant rollback of women’s rights and drawing condemnation from international organizations. Signed in January 2026, the revised code reshapes......

Afghanistan and Uzbekistan sign $300 million trade deals

Afghanistan and Uzbekistan have signed 25 commercial agreements worth more than $300 million at a trade connectivity conference aimed at strengthening bilateral commerce and investment between Kabul and Tashkent. According to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the agreements span......

German defense minister demands Trump apology over NATO comments

President Donald Trump's claim that NATO allies "stayed a bit back, a bit off the front lines" during the Afghanistan war has drawn sharp rebukes from European leaders, military veterans, and NATO royals. Trump made the remarks in a Thursday Fox Business Network interview at the Davos World......

Global backlash after Trump’s Afghanistan comments

Donald Trump’s recent remarks questioning the role of NATO allies in Afghanistan have sparked widespread criticism from countries across Europe and as far as Australia. The U.S. president had claimed in a Fox News interview that allied forces “stayed a bit away from the front lines”......

Severe weather in Afghanistan causes 61 deaths and widespread damage

Heavy snowfall and intense rainfall in Afghanistan have resulted in 61 deaths over three days, from Wednesday to Friday, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA). In addition to the fatalities, 110 people were injured, and 458 homes were partially or completely destroyed, primarily......

Deadly explosion targets a hotel in Kabul

A deadly explosion struck a hotel in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, according to local police and Taliban authorities, raising renewed concerns about security in the city. Khalid Zadran, spokesperson for the Kabul police, confirmed that an explosion occurred inside a hotel located in one of the......

Three killed in suicide attack on Pakistan border security headquarters

Three Pakistani border security personnel were killed Monday in a suicide attack targeting their headquarters in Peshawar, located in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border, local authorities reported. At approximately 8:10 a.m. local time, assailants carried out a suicide bombing at......