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Health authorities in Badghis Province have confirmed the first case of polio this year in the Bala Murghab district. Mohammad Yousuf Najmi, the General Director of the Collective Immunization Department in Badghis, stated on Friday, February 21, that the positive polio case was recorded in the “Quruto” area of Bala Murghab district. According to the […]

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U.S. media outlets have reported that President Donald Trump, in a recent move, has removed four-star General Charles Brown, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, along with several Navy commanders. Reuters reported late Friday, February 21, that Trump has appointed retired three-star General Dan Razin Caine, a former F-16 pilot and former military […]

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Shawn VanDiver, president of the Veterans Coalition and Afghan Evac, states that for less than the cost of 10 days of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, all U.S. allies who served alongside American forces could be relocated and resettled. On Saturday, February 22, VanDiver wrote on X that with less than the cost of 10 […]

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Sayed Tayeb Hamad, spokesperson for the Nangarhar provincial police command, confirmed to Khaama Press that Pakistan has closed the Torkham border crossing for all traffic. He announced on Saturday, February 22, that the border crossing had been shut down by Pakistan since the previous night. This decision has halted all movement through the crossing. According […]

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The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced that 91 Afghan prisoners were freed from Pakistan and returned to Afghanistan. The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation stated that 91 Afghan citizens, who had been detained in Pakistan’s prisons due to a lack of legal documents, were released and returned to Afghanistan via the Torkham border crossing. […]

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The 12th Herat Security Conference will be held in three days in Madrid, Spain. This important event will gather international leaders and experts to discuss critical security issues affecting Afghanistan and the broader region. The Afghanistan Institute for Strategic Studies has announced that the conference will take place on the 24th and 25th of February […]

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Eskandar Momeni, Iran’s Minister of the Interior, once again emphasized the deportation of undocumented migrants from the country but warned that these actions should not create a rift between neighboring countries. Momeni confirmed that the Iranian government would continue its policy of expelling migrants without proper documentation. He stressed that this process should not harm […]

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The White House deputy press secretary stated that Afghan women face severe oppression following the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Anna Kelly, deputy press secretary for the White House, has stated that Afghan women are facing severe oppression due to the “disastrous” withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan during Joe Biden’s presidency, leading to the […]

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The first flight carrying deported migrants from the United States landed in Costa Rica on Thursday, as part of an agreement between the Costa Rican government and the administration of Donald Trump. Among the migrants on board, there were nine Afghan citizens. According to Reuters, the first group of deported migrants arrived in Costa Rica […]

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Michael McCaul, senior member of the U.S. Congress, has urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to remain committed to the U.S.’s obligations towards Afghan citizens who have cooperated with U.S. institutions over the past two decades. In a post on the social media platform “X,” Michael McCaul expressed his concern about reports indicating that programs […]

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The Iran Human Rights Organization, in its annual report, announced that the Islamic Republic has executed at least 80 Afghan citizens in 2024, a figure three times higher than the previous year. According to the report by the Norway-based Iran Human Rights Organization, executions of Afghan citizens in Iran sharply increased in 2024, reaching 80 […]

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Reports indicate that a group of migrants, including Afghan citizens who had been deported from the United States, were transferred from a hotel in Panama’s capital to a center in the Darién jungle. A local newspaper reported on Wednesday, February 19, that 170 out of 299 migrants who had been staying in the hotel were […]

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has announced that Afghanistan is one of the countries with the highest levels of contamination from landmines and unexploded ordnance. On Wednesday, February 19, the ICRC wrote on its X page that it has launched various support programs to raise public awareness about the dangers of mines […]

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Dina Titus, Representative of Nevada, and Gregory Meeks, Democratic Member of Congress from New York, have criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to close the Afghan Refugee Resettlement and Relocation Office in the United States, calling it “shameful.” On Wednesday, February 19, both Democratic representatives responded to reports about the closure of the Afghan refugee resettlement […]

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The Trump administration has announced that, despite a federal judge’s ruling last week to lift the suspension of foreign aid, it will continue withholding funding for thousands of humanitarian and infrastructure projects in countries like Afghanistan. On February 14, Judge Amir Ali from Washington state ordered that foreign aid should be resumed, stating that the […]

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The Afghanistan national cricket team will take on South Africa tomorrow in their opening match of the Champions Cup. Afghanistan’s cricketers will face the strong South African team in their first game of the tournament on Friday, February 21. The match is set to take place at 1:30 PM Afghanistan time in Pakistan. Afghanistan, which […]

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The Taliban government has announced the termination of Afghanistan’s membership in the Rome Statute following a request from the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the arrest of Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada. In a statement released on Thursday, February 20, the Taliban government declared that Afghanistan’s membership in the Rome Statute and the […]

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The White House has stirred controversy by releasing an image of U.S. President Donald Trump wearing a crown, accompanied by the famous slogan “Long Live the King.” This move has sparked widespread reactions. On Wednesday, February 19, the White House shared a photo of Trump in formal attire on the cover of Time magazine, wearing […]

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Media outlets reports have revealed that a Pakistani man used a fake Afghanistan passport to deceive Irish immigration authorities, obtain asylum, and fraudulently claim social welfare benefits amounting to 43,000 euros. A court in Ireland stated that Faisal Akbar, a 60-year-old resident of Benburb Street, Dublin 7, used a fake Afghanistan passport to apply for […]

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Reuters has reported that President Donald Trump is likely to sign an executive order banning the use of federal funds for undocumented immigrants. On Thursday, February 20, Reuters stated that no further details have been released about the potential executive order. After returning to the White House, President Trump has intensified pressure on undocumented immigrants, […]

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