Negative impacts of climate change on Afghanistan’s health sector

KABUL (Pajhwok): Climate change has also adversely affected the health sector in Afghanistan and has led to an increase in some diseases. Analysts say that people should be made aware of this issue and the government and the international...

Officials: Stroke Cases on Rise at Sheikh Zayed National Hospital

Officials at the Shaikh Zayed Hospital say that the number of stroke patients has increased at the facility. Mohammad Islam Zadran, the hospital director, told TOLOnews: “This year, compared to last year, we’ve seen a 6 to 7 percent increase in...

Humanitarian Crisis Deepens As Pakistan Resumes Repatriation Of Afghan Refugees | Exclusive Details

Last Updated:November 01, 2025, 20:01 IST The deportation drive targets not only undocumented individuals but has reportedly included those with valid legal status According to top sources, Pakistan has forcibly deported an estimated 20,000 Afghan...

Afghanistan and the Long Shadow of Bagram

I grew up not far from Bagram Airfield, which is located about 60 kilometers north of my childhood home in Kabul. Yet despite that, and the years I spent reporting on the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, I only fully appreciated Bagram’s historical...

Urgent Appeal for International and Islamic Community Intervention Regarding the Plight of Afghan Refugees

In recent weeks, the detention, imprisonment, and forced expulsion of Afghan refugees across various provinces in Pakistan has escalated into a grave humanitarian crisis. Credible sources report that approximately ten thousand Afghan refugees...

This year’s Silver Cross Mother lost her son to a roadside bomb in Afghanistan

Open this photo in gallery:This year's Silver Cross Mother, Nancy Payne, holds a photograph of her son, Corporal Randy Payne, who was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2006. This is one of the last photos taken of Cpl. Payne before he was...

Afghan man convicted over deadly attack in Germany’s Aschaffenburg

Aschaffenburg, Germany, Oct 30, (dpa/GNA) – An Afghan man who attacked a group of infants in a German park earlier this year, leaving two people dead, is to be placed in psychiatric care, after the court ruled that he could not be held criminally...

Afghan asylum seeker raped vulnerable Scots teen, 17, in park after telling her he was her boyfriend

AN AFGHAN asylum seeker raped a vulnerable teenager in a brutal attack at a town park after claiming he would be her “boyfriend”. Rapualla Ahmadze was caught on CCTV walking the streets of Elgin, Moray, in the early hours of the morning before...

Health advocates urged to take a stand against arms industry expo

Introduction by Croakey: Human rights experts and MPs have called for Israel’s largest weapons companies to be removed from a defence conference in Sydney next week, which is sponsored by the State Government, The Guardian reported this week....

Afghanistan Envoy Warns of Severe Humanitarian Crisis Facing Refugees in Pakistan

Afghanistan’s envoy in Islamabad has warned that the situation for Afghan refugees in Pakistan is worsening rapidly, urging authorities to halt deportations and reopen border crossings immediately. The Taliban’s ambassador to Pakistan, Sardar...

Medical Students’ Perceptions of the Learning Environment in South Asia: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Studies

Introduction Over the past two decades, numerous policies and initiatives, such as curriculum reforms, faculty development programs, optimization of learning environments, the integration of technology-based learning, and accreditation systems,...

Afghan asylum seeker jailed for brutal rape of vulnerable teenage girl in Scots town

An Afghani asylum seeker who raped a vulnerable teenager in a brutal attack at a town park after claiming he would be her “boyfriend” is facing a jail sentence tonight. Rapualla Ahmadze was caught on CCTV walking the streets of Elgin, in Moray, in...

Afghani asylum seeker raped vulnerable teenager in park

An Afghani asylum seeker raped a vulnerable teenager in a brutal attack at a town park after claiming he would be her “boyfriend”. Rapualla Ahmadze, 21, was caught on CCTV walking the streets of Elgin, in Moray, in the early hours of the morning...

Graphic: Murderous Afghan Granted Asylum Rapidly, Repeatedly Stabbed Dog Walker and Child in Surprise Attack, Media Buries Story

It’s a murder that, given the country and the circumstances, should have been front page news. Instead, you had to search — hard — to find anything about it from mainstream media outlets, even if video of the crime was on social media. According...

From Pittsburgh’s towers to Kabul’s airport and a Nepali dance class in North Dakota, teens give voice to diversity

Teens need a strong sense of identity to keep them grounded as they work through social or cultural obstacles. “Exploring Identity: Teen Voices,” a new initiative of Sharing Our Story (SOS) supported by New Sun Rising, empowers young Pittsburghers...

Germany: Afghan asylum seeker who killed toddler and man in Aschaffenburg declared not criminally responsible, will serve no prison time

A regional court in Germany has ruled that Enamullah O., the Afghan asylum seeker who fatally stabbed a two-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man who tried to intervene during a daycare outing in January, was not criminally responsible for his...

‘Go with Latif, or go to prison’: the Afghan woman jailed for refusing to marry

By Zuhal Soraya has tears in her eyes as she recalls the day nearly two years ago when armed men came for her daughter Karishma, who’s now 21. The young woman’s crime: refusing to marry a member of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban. Within hours...

Amid Afghan visa extension halt, Delhi HC urges Centre to look into dry fruit trader’s case

Afghan dry fruits trader Ali Ahmad Nazari, who has been living in Delhi since 2014, is in limbo: His request for an extension of his visa, which expired on Tuesday (October 28) was refused by the Centre.The reason? An office memorandum (OM) issued...

The significance of women’s role, their influence on society

KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of Afghan women, sharing their experiences and activities concerning family, education, economy, health and the environment, say that despite numerous challenges, they strive to contribute to the betterment of society....

Afghan Refugees Deportations: Helpless Refugees In Pakistan Raise Alarm Over Escalating Challenges and Growing Fear Amid Ongoing Crackdown

Kabul, October 30: As Pakistan intensifies arrests and forced deportations, Afghan refugees have voiced concerns over escalating challenges and growing fear amid the ongoing crackdown, local media reported on Thursday. They alleged that the...