7+ hour, 27+ min ago   (222+ words) Sep 14, 2026 - 09:32 KABUL (Pajhwok): US President Donald Trump has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop targeting Russian diesel infrastructure, saying the attacks are contributing to a global fuel shortage. Reuters reported that Trump made the remarks while speaking to reporters…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (282+ words) Sep 10, 2026 - 09:01 KABUL (Pajhwok): Iran said on Wednesday it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the United States sank five Iranian oil tankers, marking the biggest escalation in attacks on shipping since the start of the six-month-old war....

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (210+ words) Sep 9, 2026 - 10:15 KABUL (Pajhwok): The Kremlin says US President Donald Trump has urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible and restore relations between Washington and Moscow. Reuters, citing Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov,…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (533+ words) Sep 9, 2026 - 09:06 KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States has attacked five Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island after accusing Tehran of twice launching ballistic missiles at a US warship in two days. Al Jazeera reported that…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (305+ words) By Khwaja Nasir Ahmad Sediqi Sep 8, 2026 - 09:30 KABUL (Pajhwok): Iran’s secretary of the Supreme National Security Council says Washington has received a “clear warning” from Iran’s new missiles in recent days, while Tehran has carried out a “major review” of its…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1045+ words) Sep 7, 2026 - 15:36 ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Economic hardship and a lack of jobs are forcing some Afghan youths to migrate illegally to neighbouring Iran, a perilous journey in which travellers face extreme heat, thirst, deception by smugglers and even gunfire, with some losing…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (108+ words) Sep 6, 2026 - 10:22 FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): An Australian tourist travelling with a 10-member group to the Little Pamir in the Wakhan Corridor of northeastern Badakhshan province died of a heart attack while hiking in Chaparan Valley. Zahurullah Fakhri, head of the state-owned Afghan…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (131+ words) Sep 6, 2026 - 09:26 KABUL (Pajhwok): Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on Saturday as diplomatic efforts continued to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Putin’s foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, described the talks…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (135+ words) Sep 6, 2026 - 09:27 KABUL (Pajhwok): Six Afghan and Cuban nationals deported from the United States have arrived in Guyana under a one-year agreement between Washington and Georgetown, officials said. Persaud said the agreement followed months of negotiations and does not mean the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (396+ words) Sep 6, 2026 - 08:51 KABUL (Pajhwok): US and Iranian forces exchanged fire with vessels in waters around Iran on Saturday, with the United States striking three Iranian oil tankers and Iran targeting three tankers it said were using unauthorized routes in the Strait…...