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Afghan-Pakistani Border Clashes Claim Lives of Both Sides

(MENAFN) A deadly overnight exchange of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces has left dozens dead on both sides, officials confirmed Sunday, marking one of the most severe military escalations since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. In a...

Intense fighting breaks out between Pakistan, Afghanistan

(MENAFN) Intense fighting erupted on Saturday along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border following mutual accusations of airspace violations and attacks, officials from both countries confirmed. Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry stated that its forces...

Fierce Clashes Erupt Between Pakistani, Afghan Forces

(MENAFN) Dozens of soldiers lost their lives overnight in fierce confrontations between Pakistani and Afghan troops, with both sides confirming significant casualties on Sunday. At a Kabul press briefing, Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for...

Border Clashes Erupt Between Afghanistan, Pakistan

(MENAFN) Fierce hostilities broke out on Saturday along the frontier separating Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to confirmations from representatives on both sides. The confrontation follows mutual accusations of violating each other's...

Nine Afghani soldiers get killed in clashes with Pakistani army

(MENAFN) Afghanistan reported on Sunday that nine of its soldiers were killed and more than a dozen injured during overnight clashes with Pakistani security forces, as both sides engaged in cross-border shelling and heavy artillery fire. Speaking...

Border Clashes Erupt Between Afghan, Pakistani Armies

(MENAFN) Border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan intensified sharply on Saturday as both armies engaged in heavy artillery exchanges along their shared frontier. This flare-up follows accusations by Afghanistan’s interim Taliban...

India, Afghanistan Restore Diplomatic Ties

(MENAFN) India and Afghanistan have decided to renew their diplomatic connections, four years after the Taliban assumed control of the Central Asian nation. This development marks a significant step in the evolving relationship between the two...

NYF Radio Awards® Welcomes Publisher and Media Expert Steve Ahern OAM to the 2026 Advisory Board

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 8, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The New York Festivals® (NYF) 2026 Radio Awards® announces that Steve Ahern OAM, Publisher of radioinfo and Radio Today Australia, and an internationally recognized trainer,...

Frequently asked questions: Our work following the earthquake in Afghanistan

For over 40 years, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has worked to support communities in Afghanistan. The ICRC has been responding effectively by providing a wide range of services that have benefited millions of families...

Governor Katie Hobbs Appoints Veteran and Businessman Jimmy McCain to Arizona Board of Regents

Phoenix, AZ – Today, Governor Katie Hobbs announced the appointment of James “Jimmy” McCain to the Arizona Board of Regents as the representative for northern Arizona. Jimmy McCain is a two-time graduate of Arizona State University, a veteran of...

Afghan Government Greenlights USD56M Development Projects

(MENAFN) The national procurement commission of Afghanistan has greenlit six major development projects worth 3.8 billion afghani (more than $56.4 million), aiming to strengthen infrastructure, healthcare, and economic growth, the office of the...

Afghan Official Condemns Trump’s Call to Recapture Bagram Airbase

(MENAFN) A top Afghan diplomat strongly condemned recent statements by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the recapture of Bagram airbase, emphasizing that Afghans have consistently opposed foreign military presence on their soil, according to...

Governor Newsom signs laws to protect school children and hospital patients, and limit fear tactics used by Trump’s secret police force to terrorize communities

“The Governor’s signing of these immigration bills sends a clear message to immigration enforcement agencies that students or families should not live in fear for going to school, going to work, seeking medical care or simply living their daily...

Four Nations Reject Return of Military Bases in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) China, Russia, Iran, and Pakistan have collectively resisted any plans to reintroduce military installations in conflict-ravaged Afghanistan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry declared on Friday. This joint resistance follows a request by U.S....

Governor Newsom proclaims California POW/MIA Recognition Day

PROCLAMATION On POW/MIA Recognition Day, we honor the service and sacrifice of those who went off to war to defend our safety and freedoms, but never came home. More than 80,000 American service personnel remain missing from World War II, the...

Afghanistan: ICRC team reaches remote communities affected by earthquake in Kunar

The ICRC’s response included bringing donated medical supplies such as dressing packages and oral and intravenous kits, crutches and wheelchairs to regional hospitals in Nangarhar and Kunar that have received an influx of hundreds of injured...

Life for Relief and Development Responds as Afghanistan Faces Triple Crisis: Earthquakes, Famine, and Aid Cuts

LIFE’s Mobile Clinics, Emergency Supplies, and Development Programs are Many People's Only Source of Relief SOUTHFIELD, MI, UNITED STATES, September 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- When a magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck Kunar Province on August...

Kabul Warns U.S. About Threatening Afghanistan

(MENAFN) Kabul on Sunday called on the United States not to “threaten” Afghanistan’s territorial sovereignty after President Donald Trump cautioned that "bad things" could occur if the interim Taliban administration refuses to hand over control of...

Internet Services Restored in Some Areas of Afghanistan’s Kandahar

(MENAFN) Internet access has been partially restored in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, ending a nearly week-long outage, provincial communications director Mullah Noorullah Nuri confirmed on Monday. The restoration of services is...

U.S. Seeks to Regain Control of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump has declared his intention to reclaim Bagram Air Base Afghanistan, a strategic site abandoned by American forces in July 2021. The base’s evacuation occurred just weeks before the Taliban swiftly captured Kabul,...