1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (131+ words) By Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat Sep 13, 2026 - 09:39 KABUL (Pajhwok): The foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey discussed the latest regional developments in a phone call and stressed the need to prevent an escalation of tensions and the spread of the crisis in…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (142+ words) Sep 13, 2026 - 09:32 KABUL (Pajhwok): Houthi forces and Saudi Arabia have exchanged strikes as fighting over the critical Bab al-Mandeb chokepoint on Yemen’s Red Sea coast continues, Al Jazeera reported. US President Donald Trump says the Houthis have contacted Washington, asking it…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (190+ words) By Khwaja Nasir Ahmad Sediqi Sep 10, 2026 - 11:13 KABUL (Pajhwok): Several US military aircraft were damaged in an Iranian missile attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. CBS reported, citing people with direct knowledge of the incident, that the damage…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (282+ words) Sep 10, 2026 - 09:01 KABUL (Pajhwok): Iran said on Wednesday it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the United States sank five Iranian oil tankers, marking the biggest escalation in attacks on shipping since the start of the six-month-old war....

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (533+ words) Sep 9, 2026 - 09:06 KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States has attacked five Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island after accusing Tehran of twice launching ballistic missiles at a US warship in two days. Al Jazeera reported that…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (305+ words) By Khwaja Nasir Ahmad Sediqi Sep 8, 2026 - 09:30 KABUL (Pajhwok): Iran’s secretary of the Supreme National Security Council says Washington has received a “clear warning” from Iran’s new missiles in recent days, while Tehran has carried out a “major review” of its…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (109+ words) Pajhwok Afghan News Sep 7, 2026 - 10:46 KABUL (Pajhwok): Iran says it will declare a new shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, as vessel traffic through the waterway has fallen to its lowest level since May, media reports…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (396+ words) Sep 6, 2026 - 08:51 KABUL (Pajhwok): US and Iranian forces exchanged fire with vessels in waters around Iran on Saturday, with the United States striking three Iranian oil tankers and Iran targeting three tankers it said were using unauthorized routes in the Strait…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (458+ words) By Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat Sep 2, 2026 - 09:08 KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States and Iran found themselves back on a war footing on Wednesday after the most significant exchange of fire in weeks, with Washington threatening even more devastating strikes. The US military’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (327+ words) By Khwaja Nasir Ahmad Sediqi Sep 2, 2026 - 09:41 KABUL (Pajhwok): The Peruvian government has criticised several of Iran’s policies and announced that it has severed diplomatic ties with Tehran, while consular relations between the two countries will continue. Iran has not yet…...