A modest space in a residential basement in Kabul city is serving as a beacon of hope for dozens of women and girls where they are engaged in beadwork and sewing for a newly launched indigenous clothing brand.
Several senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as the Islamic Republic has deepened its defense cooperation with Moscow, a Reuters review of travel records and employment data indicates.
MONITORING (SW) – Two people – an 83-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man – have been killed after a vehicle drove into a pedestrian area
Many young people in Afghanistan have expressed concerns over the decline of youth support programs, capacity-building initiatives, and educational opportunities.
One of the world’s most prolific blood donors, whose plasma saved the lives of more than 2 million babies, has died.
KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate’s Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (MoPVPV) reported that the ministry has handled 30 legal cases related
Officials from Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Investment under the Islamic Emirate have reported a significant loss of $10 million for the private sectors of both Afghanistan and Pakistan since the closure of the Torkham border crossing.
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Islamic Emirate has announced that at least 296,000 tons of fresh fruit from Afghanistan have been exported to various countries from March 2024 to February 18, 2025.
MONITORING (SW) – In an important move to bolster the education sector, the UAE has granted Golden Residency to 16,456 outstanding students and educational specialists,
Seals placed on Arezo TV’s doors in Kabul, Afghanistan, have been removed in the presence of officials from the Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (MoPVPV), according to station head Basir Abed, who confirmed that the outlet had “reopened its operations.”
Israel will adopt the proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza for the Ramadan and Passover periods, the prime minister’s office said early on Sunday, hours after the first phase of the previously agreed ceasefire was set to expire.
Several patients and traders on both sides of the Torkham border crossing say that despite a week having passed since the closure of this vital gateway, no steps have been taken to reopen it. They add that the closure has caused significant problems for them.
