Afghan Journalist Salma Niazi Wins One Young World Journalist of the Year and Lyra McKee Award for Bravery
Afghan journalist Salma Niazi has been named one of the winners of the One Young World Journalist of the Year 2025 award, in recognition of her fearless reporting and dedication…
Humanitarian Crisis as Millions of Afghans Made to Return
Pakistan and Iran are deporting Afghans back to poverty, repression and uncertainty in one of the decade’s largest forced migrations.
‘We Slept Under the Rain’: Thousands Homeless After Deadly Kunar Earthquake
At least 2,205 killed and 3,640 injured in Kunar Province; women and children hardest hit as humanitarian crisis deepens.
Death Toll from Kunar Earthquake Rises to 2,205, Taliban Say
Hundreds still trapped as rescue operations continue in quake-hit Kunar province
Death Toll in Kunar Earthquake Reaches Over 1,400
Taliban reports more than 3,100 injured and 5,400 homes destroyed, calls for urgent international aid
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