Donor countries urged to aid Afghanistan as US aid shrinks
The Center for Global Development (CGD) has stated that Afghanistan is one of the eight countries most in need of the United States’ financial aid.
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Trump orders talks to end Ukraine war after phone call with Putin
MONITORING (SW) – US President Donald Trump has said both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed a desire for peace in separate phone calls
Public works ministry plans 300 km of new roads
KABUL (SW) – Officials from the Ministry of Public Works under the Islamic Emirate have announced that, in the current solar year, the ministry has
Islamic Emirate defends Afghan saffron quality, rejects Iranian smuggling claims
In response to recent claims made by an Iranian official about saffron smuggling through Afghanistan, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce under the Islamic Emirate has strongly defended the quality of Afghanistan’s saffron, asserting that the country is one of the world’s top producers.
North Korea condemns Trump’s Gaza takeover proposal as ‘bluster’
North Korean state media on Wednesday denounced U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to take over Gaza and relocate Palestinians as bluster and accused Washington of robbery.
UNSC urges Islamic Emirate to take action against rising terrorist threats
The United Nations Security Council held a meeting on Monday, urging the Islamic Emirate’s de-facto government to take immediate and specific actions to combat rising
Turkish firm secures $6.2M investment deal for marble mining in Afghanistan
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum officials on Tuesday, signed an agreement in Kabul for the exploration, extraction, and processing of the “Dara-e-Noor” marble mine in Kandahar province, with a Turkish company.
Kunduz rocked by suicide bombing, 5 killed
Security officials in Kunduz have confirmed that five people have been killed and seven others wounded in a suicide bombing in the center of the province.
France to nurture clean power as it enters AI race
MONITORING (SW) – World leaders have gathered for the second day and plenary session of the Paris summit on artificial intelligence, as U.S. willingness to
Chaman’s residents protest border closure, demanding visa-free travel
Following the imposition of a visa requirement for travel at the Spin Buldak-Chaman border, residents of Chaman have organized a large protest to demand the
Afghanistan benefiting from a 30% surge in cotton production
The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) announced on Monday, that Afghanistan is benefiting from a 30% surge in cotton production compared to the previous year.
Modi’s Hindu nationalist party wins election in Delhi after 27 years
MONITORING (SW) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party won elections in the sprawling megacity of Delhi for the first time in 27
