A new polio vaccination campaign began in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces of Nuristan, Kunar, and Laghman, targeting children

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban crackdown to “prevent immorality” is spreading across Afghanistan, with more provinces losing access to fiber-optic internet after the country's leader imposed a complete ban on the technology. It’s the first ...

The Afghanistan Cricket Board has withdrawn its national team from next month’s Twenty20 tri-series in Pakistan after it said three local cricketers were killed in Pakistan military strikes in southeastern Paktika province Friday.

Pakistan carried out new airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Paktika province just hours after extending a ceasefire with Kabul, News18 reported citing TOLO News.

Clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan started after Pakistan conducted airstrikes in Kabul on October 9, 2025, targeting the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader following TTP attacks on Pakistani soldiers.

Afghanistan have withdrawn from their Twenty20 international tri-series in Pakistan next month following the death of three local cricketers that the Afghanistan Cricket Board said were due to military strikes in Paktika province.

The “Polio-Free Afghanistan” initiative announced on Tuesday that a new round of polio vaccinations will begin next week across the eastern provinces of Kunar, Nuristan, and Laghman. In a statement, the organization said the campaign will cover multiple districts and aims to reach thousands of children under the age of five.