East Asia Summit 2025: EAM S Jaishankar To Represent PM Narendra Modi at 20th Summit in Malaysia on October 27, Announces MEA

New Delhi/Kuala Lumpur, October 23: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will represent Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 20th East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 27, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on...

The internet was their lifeline - now Afghan women say they've lost their 'last hope'

Fahima Noori had big dreams when she graduated from university in Afghanistan. She had studied law, graduated from a midwifery programme and even worked in a mental health clinic. But all that was taken away when the Taliban swept into power in...

Internet blackout in Afghanistan: Why did the Taliban cut off the Internet?

The entire Afghanistan has been plunged into a nationwide blackout of telecommunication networks, including 3G and 4G Internet services, by the Taliban government, weeks after it began serving fiber-optic Internet connections. The country is...

Trump’s Bagram Push: Recasting Afghanistan in Global Strategy

Image Source: Wikimedia The President of the United States (US), Donald Trump, has recently returned to one of his old standing demands, insisting that the sprawling Bagram military base—which lies around 65 km from Afghanistan’s capital Kabul—be...

When Soldiers Pray: Reconciling God’s Peace with the Violence of War

Can a Christian soldier pray to the God of peace before killing in battle? The question haunts every military chaplain who has blessed troops before combat, every believer who has worn both cross and uniform, every church that has sent its members...

Today's cartoonShadi's take on internet restrictions in Afghanistan

1) The liquid nanoclay is a mixture of water and clay that aims to convert desert land to fertile ground 2) Instead of water draining straight through the sand, it apparently helps the soil retain water 3) One application is said to last five...

‘It’s more than martial arts – we teach courage‘: the Afghan sisters honing karate skills in Iran

Shokoufeh Jafari was only two when her family fled Afghanistan. In August 1998, as the Taliban closed in on the Bamiyan valley and targeted families of former military personnel, the Jafaris crossed the border into neighbouring Iran in search of...

As he remains defiant, Graham Platner’s candidacy for Maine Senate becomes a progressive litmus test

By Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Speaking at a town hall following days of negative revelations about his online posts and a tattoo that resembled Nazi imagery, Graham Platner was defiant. “The amount of money and time it takes to dig through somebody’s...

From aid to assets: US-Pakistan in a strategic mineral age

For decades, the alliance between the United States and Pakistan revolved around security cooperation and development aid. However, in recent years, this alliance has undergone a crucial transformation—moving from dependency to focused strategic...

Water is life: Afghan capital's wells run dry, driving children out of class and into water queues

Eight-year-old Noorullah and his twin, Sanaullah, spend their days hauling yellow jerrycans on a wheelbarrow through Kabul's dusty alleys instead of going to school — an ordeal for one family that reflects Afghanistan's deepening water crisis....

Trump's Afghanistan Gambit and the Taliban's Eurasian Strategy

On September 18, U.S. President Donald Trump made waves by declaring his intent to “get back” Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan’s Parwan Province, citing its geographic proximity to China as a rationale for retaking the base. Trump’s remarks elicited...

Hedges Report: Drug Trafficking, Murder & US Special Forces

Shadowy forces sent to do the dirty work of the United States overseas are wreaking havoc at home, says Seth Harp. By Chris Hedges The Chris Hedges Report For decades, clandestine foreign military and intelligence operations have been the deadly,...

CNN: Three Americans Still Detained in Afghanistan

CNN reported that at least three Americans remain detained in Afghanistan, even as Amir Amiri was released, raising hopes for further progress in securing their freedom. CNN has revealed that at least three US citizens remain in Taliban detention,...

EU Appoints Gilles Bertrand as New Special Envoy for Afghanistan

The European Union has appointed French diplomat Gilles Bertrand as its new Special Envoy for Afghanistan. Bertrand previously served as head of the political section of the EU Delegation in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2004 and is well acquainted...

Revitalizing UNAMA: Practical Steps for an Afghan Mission

Co-authored by Omar Samad (Amb.), Dr. Ahmad Wais WARDAK, and Dr. Mujib Abid The United Nations Security Council convened last week to assess the quarterly Afghanistan report presented by the out-going Special Representative of the Secretary...

Fauji Cement is currently the largest exporter to Afghanistan

Fauji Cement Co Ltd (FCCL) reported its highest-ever annual earnings in FY25, with profit rising 62 per cent YoY to PKR13.3bn (US$47m). The company posted PKR3.9bn profit in 4QFY25, a 3.3 times increase compared to PKR1.2bn in the same quarter...

Scholastica secures federal funding, celebrates research

DULUTH — On Wednesday, students who had spent the summer working on research projects through a federal program hosted by the College of St. Scholastica gathered to show off their work, celebrating 30 years of academic exploration. Just two days...

Unemployment hits this Muslim country: 1 in 3 graduates jobless for up to 2 years - not Pakistan, Iran, or Afghanistan, but…

Home News Unemployment hits this Muslim country: 1 in 3 graduates jobless for up to 2 years - not Pakistan, Iran, or Afghanistan, but… Bangladesh is battling major unemployment alongside political unrest, with one-third of university graduates...

Rosselkhoznadzor has controlled the export of more than 2 thousand cubic meters of building materials from the Sverdlovsk region to Afghanistan

AK&M 29 September 2025 15:10 From September 1 to September 29, 2025, 2.1 thousand cubic meters of lumber were exported to Afghanistan from two municipal districts of the Sverdlovsk Region under the control of the Ural Interregional...

Evening Brief: Trump and Netanyahu Announce Gaza Peace Plan, Russia Warns US on Tomahawk Missiles, Afghanistan Faces Internet Blackout

Your SOFREP Evening Brief for Monday, September 29, 2025. Trump and Netanyahu Announce Gaza Peace Plan, Await Hamas Response US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a 20-point plan to end the Gaza war,...