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From Hormuz to Kabul: How a Maritime Crisis Is Reshaping Afghanistan’s Economy and Humanitarian Lifelines

Afghanistan has no coastline, no port, and no direct place in the maritime standoff unfolding around the Strait of Hormuz. Yet the crisis in one of the world’s most important sea routes is already being felt in Afghan markets, trade corridors, and humanitarian operations.

4 weeks ago

From Afghanistan to Everest: Zakia Ahmad’s Historic Ascent Offers Hope to Afghan Women

2 months ago

Afghan Children: Unseen Victims of the Taliban’s War on Education

2 months ago

Denied School and Work, Women in Afghanistan Build a Quiet Resistance

Taliban Ban Smartphone Use for Their Members and Government Employees

Netherlands Expands Asylum Eligibility for Afghan Women

US Immigration Agency Restarts Refugee Case Processing

Seven Afghan Nationals Charged with Child Rape and Sexual Abuse in Britain

From Afghanistan to Everest: Zakia Ahmad’s Historic Ascent Offers Hope to Afghan Women

German Embassy in Islamabad: Afghan Work and Study Visa Applications Go Online

Taliban Leader Warned TTP Against Attacks Inside Pakistan, Report Claims

Zakia Ahmad Makes History as First Woman from Afghanistan to Summit Everest

News

2 hours ago

Taliban Ulema Chief in Central Afghanistan Forces Villagers to Provide Timber for His House

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Sources in Daikundi province (central Afghanistan) say that Hayatullah Sharafat, the Taliban’s head of the Ulema Council in the province, is building a house for himself but has placed the responsibility of providing construction timber on the residents of a village. A source told KabulNow that Sharafat is building a private house in the “Zarghab” (Zarghio) area of Pato district. According to the source, the Taliban official has ordered the community council of Ghadar village in central Daikundi, which is adjacent to Zarghab, to collect timber from local residents for him.

4 hours ago

International Day of Women in Diplomacy; UNAMA Calls for Ensuring Meaningful Participation of Women

4 hours ago

Human Rights Watch: European Union Member States’ Meeting with the Taliban Is Hypocrisy

21 hours ago

European Union Allocates €20 Million to Support Returnees in Afghanistan

22 hours ago

EU Hosts Taliban Delegation in Brussels Despite Widespread Criticism

Opinion

7 months ago

Afghan Children: The Silent Victims of Taliban Extremism

8 months ago

The End of Pakistan’s Strategic Depth Doctrine or the Start of Something Worse?

8 months ago

How Daricha’s Underground Schools Defy the Taliban

9 months ago

Afghanistan Offline: How Taliban’s Internet Blackout Fuels Authoritarian Rule

Women

4 hours ago

International Day of Women in Diplomacy; UNAMA Calls for Ensuring Meaningful Participation of Women

4 hours ago

Human Rights Watch: European Union Member States’ Meeting with the Taliban Is Hypocrisy

23 hours ago

Bamyan (Central Afghanistan): Drought, Displacement, and a Deepening Humanitarian Crisis

Special Reports

4 weeks ago

From Afghanistan to Everest: Zakia Ahmad’s Historic Ascent Offers Hope to Afghan Women

On May 21, Zakia Ahmad, known as “River,” reached the summit of Mount Everest, becoming the first woman from Afghanistan to climb the world’s highest mountain. For River, Everest was never only about climbing a mountain.

2 months ago

Denied School and Work, Women in Afghanistan Build a Quiet Resistance

“When you lock the gates of a school, you are not just closing a building; you are sealing the door to a family’s future,” says Zalfa Mohammadi, an education activist who has spent years witnessing the transformative power of a classroom.

3 months ago

U.S. Deportations Send Afghans Back to Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan

U.S. immigration authorities have deported at least 104 Afghan nationals directly to Afghanistan, according to an analysis of federal removal data covering October 2022 to March 2026.

4 months ago

From Territorial Caliphate to Individualized Networks

Europe today faces a challenge that may seem small in scale, but its political and social impact is profound. Newly released reports from Europol, examining the state and trends of terrorism in Europe for 2024, show that jihadist attacks have not only failed to decrease, but their very nature is also changing.

5 months ago

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