Off-licence that sold illegal tobacco to reopen as new business

Uni Food & Wine in Park End Street lost its licence in March after an investigation from Trading Standards found it had been selling illegal products. Now, the company has been taken over by the former owner’s son, 18-year-old Rajmeet Singh...

UN orders Afghanistan human rights probe

The UN’s top human rights body agreed on Monday to set up an ongoing probe of human rights violations in Afghanistan under the Taliban, including against women and girls, in a measure pushed for by the European Union. With no opposition and only...

UN Rights Council Creates Afghanistan War Crimes Investigation Body

GENEVA: The United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday adopted a landmark resolution establishing an independent investigative mechanism to examine grave human rights abuses in Afghanistan — a move Human Rights Watch (HRW) hailed as a major...

Pakistan reconsiders frontier policy as Kabul resists action against Tehrik-i-Taliban

The current situation on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is highly tense due to the complex situation between the countries. The government in Islamabad is facing pressure from a growing wave of violence and has therefore been...

Afghanistan: Taliban says it will never hand over Bagram Air Base to US

5 October 2025, 15:52 | Updated: 6 October 2025, 09:00 The Taliban's chief spokesman has firmly rejected Donald Trump's push to "take back" Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Your browser doesn't recognise available video formats. In an exclusive...

UNHCR faces financial crisis, cuts 5,000 jobs globally

Published on: October 6, 2025 10:35 PM The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced the loss of nearly 5,000 jobs this year as the agency grapples with a severe funding shortage amid rising global displacement. The...

Mohammad Saleem ruled out of Afghanistan’s ODI squad for series against Bangladesh due to injury

Afghanistan’s young right-arm fast bowler Mohammad Saleem Safi has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match ODI series against Bangladesh due to a groin overload injury. The series is scheduled to begin on October 8 in Abu Dhabi. Saleem will...

Govt Mulls Opening Badini Border for Trade with Afghanistan

The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce, chaired by Senator Anusha Rahman, was briefed on efforts to open the Badini border point for trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Committee also discussed the status of barter trade arrangements with...

Paktia apple orchard owners struggle with lack of market

PAKTIA (Pajhwok): Orchard owners in southeastern Paktia province say their orchards yielded better yields this year compared to the previous years, but the fruits are being sold at lower prices due to the lack of a suitable market. They demanded...

Can India Forge A Compact With Afghanistan’s Taliban Regime?

Home Neighbours Afghanistan Can India Forge A Compact With Afghanistan’s Taliban Regime? Afghanistan's Taliban regime is seeking stability, which is only possible if it can get the economy moving and alleviate poverty levels In a diplomatic first...

Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan Will Not Be Handed Over to the US, Taliban Says

Image/Skynews.Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan will not be handed over to the US, rejecting Donald Trump’s call to reclaim it, the Taliban stated. The Taliban has firmly rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent remarks suggesting Washington...

Afghanistan and Turkmenistan Discuss Strengthening Bilateral Relations and the TAPI Project

On 5 October 2025, a telephone conversation took place between Afghanistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, and Turkmenistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rashid Meredov, according to the Afghanistan’s...

Afghan forces rescue child, arrest 2 suspects

KABUL, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security forces rescued a child from kidnappers in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province and arrested two suspects, the provincial police office announced Sunday. The child was freed during a special operation...

Weak Border Control Allows ISIS to Expand Along Pakistan-Afghanistan Frontier, NYT Reports

Weak border control along the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier has enabled ISIS to expand its presence and operations in the region, posing growing security risks, NYT reported. Pakistan is facing the gravest security crisis it has experienced in...

US attempts to win back Afghanistan

Without getting formal recognition from any single state, the Taliban have successfully completed four years in power. Now, Washington is attempting to win back the country, it had left in haste to foes like China, Russia and Iran. A source...

Pakistan joins Moscow talks as Afghanistan becomes full member

Published on: October 6, 2025 7:08 PM Pakistan’s Special Representative on Afghanistan, Muhammad Sadiq Khan, has left for Moscow to join the 17th Moscow Format talks. He will lead Pakistan’s delegation in discussions starting Tuesday....

Taliban says it will never hand over Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan to US

The Taliban's chief spokesman has firmly rejected Donald Trump's push to "take back" Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. In an exclusive interview with Sky News, Zabihullah Mujahid said: "Afghans will never allow their land to be handed over to anyone...

Uzbekistan to extract hydrocarbons in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan’s authorities have granted Uzbek companies a license to conduct geological exploration and extract hydrocarbons on Afghan territory, Minister of Energy Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov announced. He also underlined Afghanistan’s importance for...

UN launches probe into human rights violations in Afghanistan

Afghan women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 23, 2023. EBRAHIM NOROOZI / AP The UN Human Rights Council decided on Monday, October 6, to launch a probe into serious rights violations...

Deportations Of Afghan Refugees Could Help ISIS-K Recruit Vulnerable Returnees, Says Ex-UN Officials

(MENAFN- Khaama Press) A former UN counterterrorism official warned that large-scale deportations of Afghan refugees from Iran and Pakistan could help ISIS-K expand by recruiting vulnerable returnees. A former United Nations counterterrorism...