1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (325+ words) Sep 13, 2026 - 11:10 KABUL (Pajhwok): A total of 137 Afghan families, comprising 610 people, returned to Afghanistan from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said Sunday. Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), shared a…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (672+ words) By Khwaja Nasir Ahmad Sediqi Sep 13, 2026 - 09:19 KABUL (Pajhwok): Leaders of the BRICS countries, at a summit in New Delhi, expressed concern over the continued escalation of tensions in the Middle East, called for restraint and the resolution of disputes through…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (131+ words) By Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat Sep 13, 2026 - 09:39 KABUL (Pajhwok): The foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey discussed the latest regional developments in a phone call and stressed the need to prevent an escalation of tensions and the spread of the crisis in…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (142+ words) Sep 13, 2026 - 09:32 KABUL (Pajhwok): Houthi forces and Saudi Arabia have exchanged strikes as fighting over the critical Bab al-Mandeb chokepoint on Yemen’s Red Sea coast continues, Al Jazeera reported. US President Donald Trump says the Houthis have contacted Washington, asking it…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (190+ words) By Khwaja Nasir Ahmad Sediqi Sep 10, 2026 - 11:13 KABUL (Pajhwok): Several US military aircraft were damaged in an Iranian missile attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. CBS reported, citing people with direct knowledge of the incident, that the damage…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (282+ words) Sep 10, 2026 - 09:01 KABUL (Pajhwok): Iran said on Wednesday it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the United States sank five Iranian oil tankers, marking the biggest escalation in attacks on shipping since the start of the six-month-old war....

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (296+ words) By Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat Sep 9, 2026 - 13:19 KABUL (Pajhwok): A total of 209 Afghan families, comprising 1,017 people, returned to Afghanistan from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said Wednesday. Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (533+ words) Sep 9, 2026 - 09:06 KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States has attacked five Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island after accusing Tehran of twice launching ballistic missiles at a US warship in two days. Al Jazeera reported that…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (343+ words) Sep 8, 2026 - 11:31 KABUL (Pajhwok): A total of 191 families comprising 886 individuals forcibly repatriated to Afghanistan were registered at four crossings on Monday, while 137 families were transferred to various provinces, the High Commission for Refugees’ Affairs said. According to the commission’s daily report,…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (305+ words) By Khwaja Nasir Ahmad Sediqi Sep 8, 2026 - 09:30 KABUL (Pajhwok): Iran’s secretary of the Supreme National Security Council says Washington has received a “clear warning” from Iran’s new missiles in recent days, while Tehran has carried out a “major review” of its…...