Afghanistan

An Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority official has said there are a number of Qatari forces stationed at Kabul airport.

The source, who did not want to be named, told BBC the Qataris have been stationed at the airport for a few months.

He said there were less than 50 and they were only there to secure Qatari airport staff.

This emerged after the...

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Tuesday that Afghanistan is the only country in world which denies girls an education.

&Only one regime on the planet denies girls an education,& UNAMA tweeted on its account.

Ireland at UN also said on its twitter account that Wednesday marks a sad and shameful...

Ministry of State for Disaster Management officials said Wednesday they are concerned about the high number of people killed in mine explosions every month and that they are worried about the ongoing dangers these remnants of war pose.

Marking Mine Awareness Day in Kabul, officials said between 120 and 150 Afghans die in this way each month.

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Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials in Nimruz province have banned the use of foreign currency in transactions, sales and purchases in the province, which borders Iran.

Mawolavi Mohammad Mahajer, head of security at Nimroz police headquarters, says that the province&s people mostly use Toman [Iranian currency] in their daily...