4 miners killed as coalmine tunnel caves in N. Afghanistan

KABUL, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Four miners have lost their lives after a coalmine tunnel caved in northern Afghanistan's Samangan province, said a statement of the provincial police office on Sunday. Police with the support of locals discovered the bodies …

Unexploded Device Claims Life of Teenage Boy in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) A tragic accident in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province has claimed the life of a teenage boy and seriously injured his two siblings after an unexploded ordnance detonated, the provincial police office announced Sunday. The incident occurred …

Why India and Pakistan are courting Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers

The Taliban may be the unexpected beneficiaries of India and Pakistan’s recent conflict, as both countries court Afghanistan’s hardline government, which is yet to be formally recognised by any nation since seizing power four years ago. Several days after …

Efforts ongoing to export Afghanistan’s fresh fruits to new markets: Ministry

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce says in addition to existing markets, Afghanistan’s fresh fruits will also be exported this year to new markets in regional countries. Officials from the ministry added that fresh fruits will be exported to new …

Pakistan: Afghanistan’s Steadfast Partner

Despite complex regional dynamics, Pakistan has consistently championed a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan, seeing it not merely as a neighbourly duty but a strategic imperative for regional stability. Time and again, Pakistan has extended a hand of …

​An OBE dedicated to the brave women of Afghanistan

​The Lewis couple who created a charity in memory of their daughter, to help women and children in Afghanistan, have been awarded OBEs in the King’s Birthday Honours List. In 2010, John and Lorna Norgrove set up the Linda Norgrove Foundation after the loss …

Traffic accident kills 2, injures 4 in northern Afghanistan

KABUL, June 14 (Xinhua) -- At least two commuters lost their lives and four others sustained injuries as a car veered off the road and plunged into a valley in northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, provincial police spokesperson Ihsanullah Kamgar …

Brother of south Essex soldier killed in Afghanistan set for Sahara Desert race

Brett Lewis, whose brother Lieutenant Aaron Lewis lost his life 17 years ago, will be running the Marathon des Sables next April as he completes more than 250km through the scorching desert.  He will be raising cash for the Aaron Lewis Foundation, set up …

In a collection of villages sprinkled along the old Silk Road between China and Afghanistan, a group of women-led ...

Parents of aid worker killed in Afghanistan dedicate honour to women there

John and Lorna Norgrove said they were honoured and surprised to be recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. The couple were both made OBEs for services to women and children abroad and in Scotland. They set up the Linda Norgrove Foundation in memory of …