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Britain to End Afghan Relocation Program by 2028

Afghanistan, May 19 -- Britain has ended direct evacuation support inside Afghanistan but says Afghan resettlement from third countries will continue until 2028. The United Kingdom government said it... Read More


Families in Afghanistan's Ghor Province Selling Children Amid Extreme Poverty: BBC

Afghanistan, May 19 -- A report by BBC says worsening poverty and unemployment in Afghanistan's Ghor Province are forcing some families to sell children while malnutrition is driving rising infant dea... Read More


Former Afghanistan Minister Criticizes Clerics Over Muslim World Decline

Afghanistan, May 19 -- Abdul Bari Jahani, a former Afghanistan information minister and prominent Pashto poet, criticized religious clerics, saying they have played a major role in decline and divisio... Read More


Pakistan PM discusses regional crisis with Qatari counterpart

Afghanistan, May 19 -- Shehbaz Sharif and Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani discussed regional developments and ongoing diplomatic efforts related to the Iran crisis. Sharif wrote on X on Monday, May... Read More


Spain ordered to return $70 million to Shakira after court ruling

Afghanistan, May 19 -- A court in Spain cleared Colombian pop singer Shakira of tax fraud allegations and ordered authorities to return nearly $70 million, including penalties and interest. Spain's H... Read More


German chancellor urges Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Afghanistan, May 19 -- Friedrich Merz has called on Iran to stop threatening neighboring countries and reopen the Strait of Hormuz without restrictions amid rising tensions in the Middle East. In a p... Read More


Trump says US will accept Iran deal if Tehran abandons nuclear weapons

Afghanistan, May 19 -- Donald Trump said the United States would be satisfied if Iran agrees not to develop nuclear weapons, as tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to rise. Trump also sai... Read More


Trump delayed planned Iran strike after appeals from Gulf leaders, Axios says

Afghanistan, May 19 -- Axios reported that U.S. President Donald Trump delayed a planned military strike on Iran that was reportedly scheduled for Tuesday after appeals from Gulf Arab leaders. Accord... Read More


Ex-Pakistan envoy says Iran unlikely to dismantle nuclear program without sanctions relief

Afghanistan, May 19 -- Asif Durrani, Pakistan's former ambassador to Iran, said Washington's expectation that Tehran would dismantle its nuclear program without sanctions relief "will not succeed." D... Read More


Iran will force US to retreat, Iranian official says

Afghanistan, May 19 -- Mohsen Rezaei, a member of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council, said Tehran would force the United States "to retreat and surrender" amid rising tensions between the two count... Read More