Taliban authorities say medicine imports from Pakistan will be banned after February 20, raising prices and fueling concerns over drug shortages in Afghanistan.

The UN reports 221,000 survivors of eastern Afghanistan’s earthquake remain in urgent need of humanitarian aid amid funding shortages and logistical challenges.

The 10th ECO ministers’ meeting on disaster risk reduction began in Islamabad without a Kabul delegation, highlighting Afghanistan’s absence from regional cooperation discussions.

The Wall Street Journal says President Donald Trump is urging advisers to prepare decisive military options as US forces deploy to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran.

Iran’s parliament warns of jihad if Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is attacked, as Trump seeks decisive military options and US forces deploy to the Middle East.

Donald Trump renews criticism of the Afghanistan withdrawal, calling it America’s weakest moment and blaming Biden for deaths and abandoned military equipment.

French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe will not bow to US threats, rejecting tariff pressure over Greenland and warning of possible EU retaliation.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says the US-led global order is over, opposes tariffs, and supports Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland.

Iran condemns a deadly Kabul hotel bombing, calls it terrorism, expresses solidarity with Afghanistan and China, and urges regional cooperation against threats.

Afghanistan’s hunger crisis deepens as winter and aid cuts leave 17 million people facing acute food shortages, warns the World Food Programme.

China urges Taliban authorities to protect its citizens after a deadly explosion at a Chinese-run hotel in Kabul claimed lives and injured several people.

Locals in Ghazni warn that the historic Minar-e-Begum and Jam Minarate are at risk of collapse, urging urgent restoration to preserve cultural heritage.