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Pakistani Airstrike in Khost Kills Nine Children and One Woman, Taliban Spokesperson Says

Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Taliban, stated that nine children and one woman were killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Gerbaz district of Khost province. He wrote in a message on X this...

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DisputedHasht-e Subh Daily

Local Sources Report Taliban Kills Gold Miner in Badakhshan District

Local sources in Ragh district of Badakhshan province state that a resident of this district was killed by Taliban members. The sources confirmed to 8 Subh newspaper on Friday, 30 Aqrab, that the prev...

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Taliban Beat and Kicked Elderly Man to Death in Taloqan Over Theft Accusation

Sources in Taloqan city, the capital of Takhar province, say that Taliban members killed an elderly man after lunch on Friday by beating and kicking him in the Makhtab school alley. The man was accuse...

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Wholesalers
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Torkham Border Closure Causes Severe Losses for Wholesalers in Rawalpindi and Islamabad

The extended closure of the Torkham crossing point, resulting from tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, has led to significant financial losses for wholesale traders in Rawalpindi and Islamabad....

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DisputedHasht-e Subh Daily

Taliban Arrest District Governor in Baghlan Province Amid Internal Disputes

Local sources report that Shabir Ahmad, the Taliban district governor in Fering district of Baghlan province, has been arrested by the intelligence forces of this group. The sources informed the 8am n...

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Afghan Migrants
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Afghan Migrants Face Escalating Deportations in Pakistan Amid Tensions with Taliban

Tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban have increased, leading to a sharp rise in the detention and expulsion of Afghan migrants in Pakistan in recent weeks. This has left tens of thousands of migr...

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ReliablePajhwok Afghan News

500 Kilograms of Smuggled Fish Seized at Torkham Border Crossing

Authorities seized at least 500 kilograms of fish smuggled from Pakistan at the Torkham crossing in eastern Nangarhar province, according to the Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock Department. The...

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Iranian and Afghan Foreign Ministers Hold Phone Talks on Bilateral Ties and Regional Stability

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi conducted a phone conversation at a high level on Monday. The discussion centered on bilateral relations between t...

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VerifiedAfghanistan International

Pakistan-Afghanistan Chamber Head Urges Intervention in Border Closure Trade Crisis

Junaid Magsi, president of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry, sent a letter to Pakistan's Ministry of Commerce, the Federal Board of Revenue chairman, customs officials, ...

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Two People, Including a Woman, Killed in Separate Traffic Accidents in Nangarhar Province

Two individuals, one of whom was a woman, died in two distinct traffic accidents in eastern Nangarhar province, according to police reports. The Nangarhar Police Headquarters issued a statement detai...

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Zabul Province
DisputedAfghanistan International

Taliban Flog Nine People in Zabul Province Stadium for Adultery and Theft Charges

Two eyewitnesses reported to Afghanistan International on Monday that the Taliban flogged nine individuals in Sheikh Mati Stadium in Qalat city, the capital of Zabul province. The flogging occurred on...

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Unidentified Drone Observed Flying Over Panjshir Province Districts

An unidentified drone was observed flying over Afghanistan's Panjshir Province on Sunday morning, according to multiple local sources who spoke to Amu TV. Residents reported that the drone circled ove...

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UnverifiedAfghanistan International

UN Office Calls for Action Against Transnational Criminal Networks in Afghanistan

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has called for strengthened efforts to combat transnational criminal networks operating in Afghanistan and worldwide. UNODC said that tackling thes...

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Uruzgan
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Body of 65-Year-Old Hazara Man Found in Gizab, Uruzgan

Local sources in Uruzgan province report that the body of a 65-year-old Hazara man, identified as Emanullah Hasani, from Gizab district was found on Friday, 23 Aqrab. According to the sources, Hasani ...

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Bird Hunting
DisputedHasht-e Subh Daily

Arab Hunters Use Taliban Letter to Hunt Birds in Southern Afghanistan

Local sources in southern Afghanistan said a group of Arab hunters, carrying an official letter from the Taliban, hunted wild birds in recent days across the plains and mountains of Kandahar and Zabul...

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Tajikistan Delegation Arrives in Kabul to Boost Bilateral Ties

A high-level delegation from Tajikistan — including officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, security institutions and other key departments — arrived in Kabul today (Saturday), a well-placed s...

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