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Trump urges Zelenskyy to halt attacks on Russian diesel infrastructure – Pajhwok Afghan News
12+ hour, 22+ min ago (222+ words) Sep 14, 2026 - 09:32 KABUL (Pajhwok): US President Donald Trump has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop targeting Russian diesel infrastructure, saying the attacks are contributing to a global fuel shortage. Reuters reported that Trump made the remarks while speaking to reporters…...
6 dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes
12+ hour, 22+ min ago (191+ words) Sep 14, 2026 - 09:09 KABUL (Pajhwok): Six people have died and 107 others have been rescued after a passenger ferry capsized in Indonesia’s Java Sea, authorities said on Sunday. The Virgo Transport 8, carrying 213 passengers and 30 crew members, lost contact after encountering bad weather while…...
16 killed in fire at elderly care home in Chile
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (206+ words) By Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat Sep 13, 2026 - 09:47 KABUL (Pajhwok): A fire at a nursing home for elderly people in southern Chile has killed 16 people and left a dozen others hospitalised, a media report said on Sunday. The blaze broke out late on…...
BRICS calls for de-escalation in Middle East, opposes unilateral sanctions
1+ day, 12+ 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…...
Indonesian ship with 243 people aboard missing in Java Sea
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (155+ words) By Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat Sep 13, 2026 - 09:23 KABUL (Pajhwok): An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people was reported missing after losing contact in the Java Sea early on Sunday amid bad weather, the country’s search and rescue agency said. Reuters, quoting the agency,…...
Over 171m students face climate-related schooling disruptions in 2025: UNICEF
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (496+ words) By Khwaja Nasir Ahmad Sediqi Sep 10, 2026 - 13:24 KABUL (Pajhwok): More than 171 million students globally — or one in 10 — from pre-primary to upper-secondary level had their schooling disrupted by climate hazards in 2025, UNICEF said in a new report released on Thursday. The report,…...
August 2026 sets global heat record, Copernicus says
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (186+ words) By Khwaja Nasir Ahmad Sediqi Sep 10, 2026 - 10:20 KABUL (Pajhwok): August 2026 tied July 2023 as the hottest month on record globally, with the average surface air temperature reaching 16.96 degrees Celsius, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. According to Copernicus,…...
Kazakh ambassador, Herat governor discuss trade, investment
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (189+ words) Sep 10, 2026 - 12:00 KABUL (Pajhwok): Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Afghanistan has met with Herat governor Sheikh Maulana Islam-Jar to discuss expanding trade, transit and investment ties between the two countries. The Herat governor’s media office said on X today that the meeting took…...
Several US aircraft damaged in Iranian attack on Jordan airbase
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…...
Ukrainian sea drones injure 8 in Russia’s Sochi
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (123+ words) By Khwaja Nasir Ahmad Sediqi Sep 10, 2026 - 09:27 KABUL (Pajhwok): Ukrainian sea drones attacked Russia’s Black Sea resort city of Sochi late on Wednesday, injuring eight people and damaging beach infrastructure, Russian authorities said. Authorities in the Krasnodar region said on Telegram…...