The United Nations Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan (UN_STFA) has said that many parts of the country remain contaminated with explosive remnants of war, putting the lives of people across Afghanistan at risk.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with support from the Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan (UN_STFA), said a total of 73,238 square meters of land have been cleared of landmines in Kunduz.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that cluster munitions kill and injure civilians indiscriminately.
Israel expanded its military campaign on Monday, striking Hezbollah-linked positions in Lebanon after Hezbollah fired missiles and drones at Israel in response to the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
According to The Guardian, Pakistan’s military said attacks by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in Balochistan province yesterday killed 33 people, including civilians, while security forces killed 92 attackers in response.
Khalid Zadran, the spokesperson for the Kabul Police Command, confirmed the deaths of several people in yesterday’s explosion (Monday, January 19).
According to a report released by the Pakistan Institute of Conflict and Security Studies, the wave of militant violence in the country reached its highest level in a decade during March 2025.
The United States reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks at sea and against energy targets, with Washington agreeing to push to lift some sanctions against Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to halt attacks on energy infrastructure targets in Ukraine for 30 days after a phone call with US President Donald Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would hold Iran responsible for any attacks carried out by the Houthi group that it backs in Yemen, as his administration expanded the biggest U.S. military operation in the Middle East since Trump returned to the White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Friday to spare Ukrainian troops that Russia is pushing out of its Kursk region, an appeal Putin said he would honor if they surrendered.
President Vladimir Putin donned military fatigues for a surprise visit to troops in Russia’s western Kursk region on Wednesday where he ordered them to press their lightning advance and swiftly retake the rest of the area from Ukrainian forces.
