Al Jazeera on MSN

Afghanistan’s opium crop falls 20 percent as synthetic drugs surge

UN says the area devoted to opium poppies has dropped to a fraction of that cultivated before Taliban’s narcotics ban.
Khaama Press

WHO Warns of Measles Surge in Afghanistan, Urges Urgent Child Vaccinations

The World Health Organization has warned of a growing measles outbreak in Afghanistan, urging parents to urgently vaccinate ...

FEATURE-Made worse by tree loss, flooding forces migration in Afghanistan

In a small village in northern Afghanistan, nestled in barren mountains and cut off from main roads, Arsam points to what is ...

Afghanistan earthquake survivors spend the night in the open; the quake damaged historical sites

Survivors of a powerful earthquake in northern Afghanistan are digging through the rubble of their homes after spending a ...
The Diplomat

The World May Have Forgotten About Afghanistan, But the Afghan Diaspora Hasn’t

Afghan-American Sayeda Qader leads The Kalaam Project, a humanitarian relief team providing emergency aid to local Afghans – ...

Afghanistan sends investigators to sift through ashes after blaze near Iran border

The Afghan government on Monday sent officials to the western province of Herat to investigate a blaze that tore through a ...
Khaleej Times on MSN

The frontier at the heart of Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions

However, Islamabad maintains that the frontier demarcation is recognised internationally. Here's what you need to know as ...
Pajhwok Afghan News

UNODC: Opium cultivation in Afghanistan falls 20pc in 2025

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reports a 20 percent decrease in opium poppy ...