Afghanistan

Taliban back Russian plan to build rail link through Afghanistan

(FILE) - Taliban security officials stand guard in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2025. EFE/EPA/SAMIULLAH POPAL

Kabul (EFE).- The Taliban government on Thursday expressed support for Russia’s interest in building a railway line through Afghanistan, saying improved security conditions make the country suitable for major regional connectivity projects. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for the Taliban-run Islamic Emirate, said Kabul welcomes recent remarks by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk that Moscow … Read more

Pakistan warns Taliban it will act against ‘terrorism’ from Afghanistan

Taliban government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid (on screen) holds a press conference via video in Kabul, Afghanistan, 08 November 2025. EFE-EPA/SAMIULLAH POPAL

Islamabad (EFE).- Pakistan warned on Sunday that it will take action to eliminate “terrorism” originating from Afghanistan, accusing the Taliban regime of failing to curb armed groups allegedly operating from its territory following the collapse of peace talks in Istanbul. “Pakistan’s core concern, i.e. terrorism emanating from Afghanistan needs to be addressed first and foremost. … Read more

Humanitarian aid struggles to reach Afghanistan following deadly earthquake

A view of a damaged building following an earthquake in Samangan, Afghanistan, 3 November 2025. November 03, 2025. EFE/EPA/SRT

Kabul (EFE).- International humanitarian aid began arriving in northern Afghanistan with difficulty on Monday, following a 6.3-magnitude earthquake that caused over 20 deaths and 500 injuries. The country is still facing the aftermath of the devastating September earthquake, which left over 2,200 people dead, and is isolated under the Taliban regime. A Doctors Without Borders … Read more

8 Afghan cricket players killed in Pakistani bombings, according to sports board

A group of volunteers was captured on a road near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, where armed offensives are taking place despite the ceasefire in effect between the two countries on Thursday, October 16, 2025. EFE/Basit Gilani

Kabul (EFE).- The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) reported on Saturday that eight local players were killed in air raids launched by the Pakistani army in Paktika Province in southeastern Afghanistan near the Durand Line, despite the existing ceasefire between the two countries. “Pakistani bombings attacked our local team during a cricket tournament in the Urgon … Read more

Taliban denounce Pakistani bombings against civilian areas despite ceasefire

(FILE) Volunteers stand on a road near the Pak-Afghan border in Kurram, Pakistan, Oct 16, 2025. EFE/EPA/BASIT GILANI

Kabul, Oct 17 (EFE) – The authorities of the Taliban de facto government in the Afghan province of Paktika denounced Friday that, despite the ceasefire, the Pakistani army launched aerial bombings against civilian areas Barmal and Urgon, southeastern Afghanistan, near the Durand Line. “Yes, tonight the Pakistani military regime carried out shelling on civilian houses … Read more

Pakistani Taliban leader says he survived an attack that sparked clashes with Afghanistan

People carrying the coffins of Pakistani workers killed in clashes between the Taliban and Pakistani security forces on the Afghan side of the border arrive at a hospital in Chaman, Pakistan. October 16, 2025. EFE/EPA/AKHTAR GULFAM

Islamabad (EFE).- Noor Wali Mehsud, the leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban, reappeared in a video assuring that he is still alive and in Pakistan. The video was published a week after a presumed drone attack in Kabul attempted to kill him and sparked the most serious clashes between Pakistan … Read more

Overnight Afghanistan-Pakistan clashes end: Taliban

(FILE) A Pakistani soldier stands guard at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at FC North, the 63-kilometer-long Sakam Kan Check Post, in Chaman, Pakistan, 04 June 2025. EFE/EPA/AKHTER GULFAM

Kabul (EFE).- The Afghan armed forces’ operation against Pakistani border territory concluded around midnight, according to the de facto Ministry of Defense. “The Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan conducted a successful retaliatory operation tonight against Pakistani force centers along the Durand Line, in response to the Pakistani army’s repeated violations of Afghanistan’s … Read more

Afghanistan earthquake kills hundreds as rescue efforts continue in remote valleys

Damaged buildings after an earthquake in Kunar, Afghanistan, 01 September 2025. EFE-EPA/STRINGER

Kabul, Sep 1 (EFE).- At least 812 people have been killed and some 2,700 injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan overnight, the Taliban-led government said Monday. Government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that 800 of the fatalities and 2,500 of the injuries occurred in Kunar province, with 12 deaths and 255 injuries in … Read more

More than 100,000 Afghans refugees return from Iran amid a growing crisis

Afghan refugees, who have recently returned from neighboring Iran, register with Afghan and UN authorities before leaving for their hometowns, at Islam Qala border with Iran, in Herat, Afghanistan, 26 June 2025 (issued 27 June 2025). EFE/EPA/STRINGER

Kabul (EFE).- More than 100,000 Afghans were repatriated in the last week through the western border of Afghanistan, amid a growing and serious humanitarian crisis that already has more than a million returnees to the country so far this year. In recent days thousands of people have crossed the Islam Qala border crossing, the main … Read more

Pakistani aerial strikes on Afghan villages kill 5 women, 3 children

A Taliban security personnel stands guard as trucks carrying goods cross into Afghanistan from Pakistan, after the Pakistani government announced the reopening of Torkham border following nine-day closure, in Torkham, Afghanistan, 15 September 2023. EFE-EPA/FILE/STRINGER

Kabul, Mar 18 (EFE).- Pakistani fighter jets bombed several Afghan villages on Monday, killing at least five women and three children, the Taliban government said. The incident marks the latest episode of deadly violence amid growing tensions along the border between the two neighboring nations, even as Pakistan has not confirmed the strike. Taliban government … Read more

Taliban welcome extension of UN mission in Afghanistan

(FILE) Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesperson talks with journalists during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, 21 September 2021. (Afganistán) EFE/EPA/STRINGER

Kabul, Mar 16 (EFE).- Taliban authorities on Saturday Taliban welcomed the renewal of the mandate of the UN mission in Afghanistan, hoping it would facilitate the connections between the isolated government and the international community. “The extension of the UN agency is better for Afghanistan because Afghanistan needs to foster ties with various countries and … Read more

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