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Afghan-Pakistani Border Clashes Claim Lives of Both Sides

(MENAFN) A deadly overnight exchange of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces has left dozens dead on both sides, officials confirmed Sunday, marking one of the most severe military escalations since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. In a...

Afghan Foreign Minister Emphasizes Strengthened Ties with India

(MENAFN) Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has affirmed that no foreign forces will be permitted to use Afghanistan’s land to threaten others, highlighting the renewed diplomatic engagement with India. On his inaugural ministerial visit to...

Fierce Clashes Erupt Between Pakistani, Afghan Forces

(MENAFN) Dozens of soldiers lost their lives overnight in fierce confrontations between Pakistani and Afghan troops, with both sides confirming significant casualties on Sunday. At a Kabul press briefing, Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for...

Intense fighting breaks out between Pakistan, Afghanistan

(MENAFN) Intense fighting erupted on Saturday along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border following mutual accusations of airspace violations and attacks, officials from both countries confirmed. Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry stated that its forces...

Nine Afghani soldiers get killed in clashes with Pakistani army

(MENAFN) Afghanistan reported on Sunday that nine of its soldiers were killed and more than a dozen injured during overnight clashes with Pakistani security forces, as both sides engaged in cross-border shelling and heavy artillery fire. Speaking...

Border Clashes Erupt Between Afghanistan, Pakistan

(MENAFN) Fierce hostilities broke out on Saturday along the frontier separating Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to confirmations from representatives on both sides. The confrontation follows mutual accusations of violating each other's...

Pakistan Pushes for Talks with Afghanistan After Border Clashes

(MENAFN) Pakistan on Sunday called for immediate diplomatic engagement with Afghanistan after one of the most violent cross-border confrontations in recent years left dozens of military personnel dead or wounded on both sides. In a statement...

Border Clashes Erupt Between Afghan, Pakistani Armies

(MENAFN) Border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan intensified sharply on Saturday as both armies engaged in heavy artillery exchanges along their shared frontier. This flare-up follows accusations by Afghanistan’s interim Taliban...

India, Afghanistan Restore Diplomatic Ties

(MENAFN) India and Afghanistan have decided to renew their diplomatic connections, four years after the Taliban assumed control of the Central Asian nation. This development marks a significant step in the evolving relationship between the two...

Arab nations call on Pakistan, Afghanistan to show restraint

(MENAFN) Several Middle Eastern countries have urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to show restraint as tensions along their shared border escalated, leading to overnight clashes between the two forces. Saudi Arabia, which recently signed a mutual...

India, Afghanistan decide on re-establish diplomatic ties

(MENAFN) India and Afghanistan have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations four years after the Taliban regained power. The announcement came following talks in New Delhi between Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar and Afghan counterpart...

Afghanistan: One month of helping people affected by Kunar earthquake

The 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Afghanistan on the night of 31 August 2025 shattered the quiet in the valleys of eastern Afghanistan. In an instance, homes crumbled, families were torn apart and entire communities were left grappling with...

Afghanistan: Two families reconnect with missing loved ones through Restoring Family Links services

But that journey brought another devastating blow. After crossing the borders, her eldest son, who was only 16 at the time, disappeared without a trace. “I searched everywhere for him. Losing my eldest son felt unbearable, especially after I had...

Frequently asked questions: Our work following the earthquake in Afghanistan

For over 40 years, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has worked to support communities in Afghanistan. The ICRC has been responding effectively by providing a wide range of services that have benefited millions of families...

Afghan Official Condemns Trump’s Call to Recapture Bagram Airbase

(MENAFN) A top Afghan diplomat strongly condemned recent statements by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the recapture of Bagram airbase, emphasizing that Afghans have consistently opposed foreign military presence on their soil, according to...

Afghan Government Greenlights USD56M Development Projects

(MENAFN) The national procurement commission of Afghanistan has greenlit six major development projects worth 3.8 billion afghani (more than $56.4 million), aiming to strengthen infrastructure, healthcare, and economic growth, the office of the...

Kabul Warns U.S. About Threatening Afghanistan

(MENAFN) Kabul on Sunday called on the United States not to “threaten” Afghanistan’s territorial sovereignty after President Donald Trump cautioned that "bad things" could occur if the interim Taliban administration refuses to hand over control of...

Four Nations Reject Return of Military Bases in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) China, Russia, Iran, and Pakistan have collectively resisted any plans to reintroduce military installations in conflict-ravaged Afghanistan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry declared on Friday. This joint resistance follows a request by U.S....

Afghanistan: ICRC team reaches remote communities affected by earthquake in Kunar

The ICRC’s response included bringing donated medical supplies such as dressing packages and oral and intravenous kits, crutches and wheelchairs to regional hospitals in Nangarhar and Kunar that have received an influx of hundreds of injured...

Life for Relief and Development Responds as Afghanistan Faces Triple Crisis: Earthquakes, Famine, and Aid Cuts

LIFE’s Mobile Clinics, Emergency Supplies, and Development Programs are Many People's Only Source of Relief SOUTHFIELD, MI, UNITED STATES, September 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- When a magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck Kunar Province on August...