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Four Nations Reject Return of Military Bases in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) China, Russia, Iran, and Pakistan have collectively resisted any plans to reintroduce military installations in conflict-ravaged Afghanistan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry declared on Friday. This joint resistance follows a request by U.S....

Afghan Official Condemns Trump’s Call to Recapture Bagram Airbase

(MENAFN) A top Afghan diplomat strongly condemned recent statements by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the recapture of Bagram airbase, emphasizing that Afghans have consistently opposed foreign military presence on their soil, according to...

Afghan Government Greenlights USD56M Development Projects

(MENAFN) The national procurement commission of Afghanistan has greenlit six major development projects worth 3.8 billion afghani (more than $56.4 million), aiming to strengthen infrastructure, healthcare, and economic growth, the office of the...

Kabul Warns U.S. About Threatening Afghanistan

(MENAFN) Kabul on Sunday called on the United States not to “threaten” Afghanistan’s territorial sovereignty after President Donald Trump cautioned that "bad things" could occur if the interim Taliban administration refuses to hand over control of...

Magnitude 4.9 Quake Jolts Southeastern Afghanistan

(MENAFN) A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday afternoon, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences confirmed. The tremor's epicenter was located at a shallow depth of 10 km, with coordinates at 34.48°N...

U.S. Seeks to Regain Control of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump has declared his intention to reclaim Bagram Air Base Afghanistan, a strategic site abandoned by American forces in July 2021. The base’s evacuation occurred just weeks before the Taliban swiftly captured Kabul,...

Internet Services Restored in Some Areas of Afghanistan’s Kandahar

(MENAFN) Internet access has been partially restored in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, ending a nearly week-long outage, provincial communications director Mullah Noorullah Nuri confirmed on Monday. The restoration of services is...

Trump Warns Afghanistan Over Bagram Air Base

(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that "bad things" could occur if Afghanistan does not return authority over the Bagram Air Base to Washington. "If Afghanistan doesn’t give Bagram Airbase back to those that built it, the...

U.S. in Talks with Afghanistan to Restore Bagram Air Base, Trump Says

(MENAFN) On Friday, President Donald Trump revealed that his administration is currently engaged in talks with Afghanistan regarding the potential restoration of a limited American military footprint at the Bagram airfield. "We'll see what happens...

Elderly British Couple Gets Freed from Afghan Detention

(MENAFN) An older British pair held in Afghanistan has been set free by the temporary Taliban leadership on Friday after Qatar stepped in to mediate. Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi stated that Barbie Reynolds, aged 76, and...

Trump Issues Threat to Afghanistan Over Bagram Airbase

(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a forceful ultimatum Saturday, warning Afghanistan of severe consequences if it fails to return control of the strategic Bagram Airbase. "If Afghanistan doesn't give Bagram Airbase back to those that...

ADB Commits USD3M Grant for Quake-Hit Afghanistan

(MENAFN) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on Wednesday the approval of a $3 million emergency grant aimed at addressing the urgent humanitarian needs of Afghanistan's earthquake victims. The devastating earthquake struck Nangarhar...

Afghanistan authorities airdrop food, essential supplies by these affected by earthquake

(MENAFN) Afghan authorities have started delivering food and essential supplies by air to communities cut off by blocked roads in the wake of Sunday’s devastating earthquake, officials said Friday. A local official from the interim administration...

Afghanistan Earthquake Claims Over 2,200 Lives

(MENAFN) More than 2,200 people have been confirmed dead following a powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan over the weekend, according to the latest casualty figures released Thursday by Taliban authorities. The updated...

Germany Explores Process for Afghan Deportations

(MENAFN) Berlin is reportedly negotiating an arrangement to establish a system for returning Afghans to their homeland, according to a tabloid. German authorities are engaging in direct discussions with the Taliban in Qatar and are planning to...

Afghanistan Earthquake Survivors Move to Temporary Shelters in Kunar

(MENAFN) Hundreds of survivors of last week's powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan have been relocated to temporary shelters in Kunar province, but local authorities are warning that further aid is critical as winter approaches. Najeebullah...

Afghan Officials Airlift Aid Supplies After Earthquake

(MENAFN) Afghan officials have initiated the distribution of food supplies and other critical necessities by air to isolated regions cut off by the catastrophic earthquake on Sunday, a representative confirmed on Friday. A regional authority from...

Russia Dispatches Humanitarian Aid to Quake-Hit Afghanistan

(MENAFN) Russia has dispatched a second delivery of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan in response to a series of powerful earthquakes that recently devastated the country’s eastern region, resulting in significant casualties and destruction....

Blast Claims at Least 8 Lives in Western Afghanistan

(MENAFN) At least eight members of a single family were killed in a powerful explosion at a residence in western Afghanistan on Monday, media reported. The blast occurred in the Balablok district of Farah province, a volatile region that has seen...

Tragic Blast in Afghanistan Claims Eight Lives

(MENAFN) At least eight individuals, all belonging to the same family, were killed in an explosion in western Afghanistan on Monday, a news outlet reported. The fatal blast occurred inside a residence in Balablok district of Farah province,...