1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (142+ words) Sep 13, 2026 - 09:32 KABUL (Pajhwok): Houthi forces and Saudi Arabia have exchanged strikes as fighting over the critical Bab al-Mandeb chokepoint on Yemen’s Red Sea coast continues, Al Jazeera reported. US President Donald Trump says the Houthis have contacted Washington, asking it…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (347+ words) Sep 4, 2026 - 09:57 KABUL (Pajhwok): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says US envoys will travel to Kyiv and Moscow in the coming days as Washington seeks to revive efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. The Guardian reported on Friday that…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (458+ words) By Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat Sep 2, 2026 - 09:08 KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States and Iran found themselves back on a war footing on Wednesday after the most significant exchange of fire in weeks, with Washington threatening even more devastating strikes. The US military’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (327+ words) By Khwaja Nasir Ahmad Sediqi Sep 2, 2026 - 09:41 KABUL (Pajhwok): The Peruvian government has criticised several of Iran’s policies and announced that it has severed diplomatic ties with Tehran, while consular relations between the two countries will continue. Iran has not yet…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (160+ words) By Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat Sep 2, 2026 - 09:14 KABUL (Pajhwok): At least five people, including a child, were killed and dozens more injured after a US attack targeted a wedding ceremony near the Iranian port city of Sirik, according to reports. Al Jazeera…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1348+ words) Sep 1, 2026 - 14:48 KABUL (Pajhwok): Ayesha Quraishi has lived with a disability since childhood, but with the support of her family and her own determination, her physical limitations have not prevented her from pursuing education and personal development. She now works for…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (244+ words) By Khwaja Nasir Ahmad Sediqi Sep 1, 2026 - 14:22 KABUL (Pajhwok): Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran will immediately take reciprocal action if the United States returns to its commitments under the “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.” Pezeshkian made the remarks during the Shanghai…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (229+ words) Aug 30, 2026 - 10:26 KABUL (Pajhwok): Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs says Tehran has reached an understanding with Oman on arrangements for vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, but the waterway will not reopen until the United States…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (266+ words) By Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat Aug 25, 2026 - 10:09 KABUL (Pajhwok): The Trump administration has announced plans to revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreign nationals who applied for asylum after entering the United States or whose asylum applications are still pending. The US Department…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (164+ words) Aug 25, 2026 - 09:37 KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States has removed Syria from its list of “state sponsors of terrorism”; a move the Syrian government says will remove a major obstacle to investment and the country’s reintegration into the global financial and economic…...