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Afghan Singer Mir Maftoon's Identity Remarks Spark Debate

Afghanistan, Nov. 1 -- Mir Maftoon, one of Afghanistan's best-known folk musicians, has sparked debate on social media after remarks on ethnic and national identity in a YouTube interview recorded in ... Read More


Mujahid Says Pakistan Is Not Ready for Dialogue

Afghanistan, Oct. 31 -- Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says Pakistan is unwilling to pursue peaceful talks, despite continued diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between Kabul and Islamabad. ... Read More


U.S. Readies Flight Sending 150 Afghans Toward Taliban Rule, NYT Reports

Afghanistan, Oct. 31 -- The Trump administration is preparing to deport more than 150 Afghans, including relatives of people who served alongside U.S. troops, on a flight to Pakistan that could leave ... Read More


Scholarships for Afghan Students in 2027: What Is Open and Where You Can Still Get a Visa

Afghanistan, Oct. 31 -- Afghan students can still win fully funded places abroad and free online degrees in 2027. But the route that works depends on where you live, which passport you hold and whethe... Read More


Aziz Deldar Attacked Over Girls' Education Talk, Wife Says

Afghanistan, Oct. 29 -- Afghan filmmaker Aziz Deldar was assaulted and seriously injured in Virginia on October 24 during a conversation about girls' right to education, his wife, filmmaker Roya Sadat... Read More


Mbappe Apologizes to China Over Mao "Dictator" Remark as Sponsors Walk Away

Afghanistan, Oct. 27 -- Kylian Mbappe apologized on Tuesday after a remark that appeared to call Mao Zedong a "Chinese dictator" cost him at least three sponsorship deals in China and set off a wave o... Read More


Afghan Fulbright Scholar Detained by ICE in Michigan Weeks Before Asylum Interview

Afghanistan, Oct. 27 -- An Afghan woman who came to the United States as a Fulbright scholar in 2021 has been detained by U.S. immigration authorities in Michigan, weeks before she was due to attend a... Read More


US and Uzbekistan Sign $12 Billion in Agreements as Rubio Courts Central Asia

Afghanistan, Oct. 26 -- The United States and Uzbekistan signed 54 agreements valued at about $12 billion and opened a new strategic dialogue during Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Samarkand... Read More


Trump Summons Flight 93 Memory in Michigan Attack on El-Sayed

Afghanistan, Oct. 26 -- President Donald Trump reached for the memory of September 11 on Sunday, telling a Michigan rally that voting against Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed would echo the ... Read More


Meta Delays New Commercial Terms After News Publishers Protest Content Scraping

Afghanistan, Oct. 25 -- Meta has delayed its revised commercial terms until November 20, 2026, following objections from news publishers and digital advertisers who warn that the changes could allow t... Read More