Latest news in Afghanistan? September 8th, 2026

Afghanistan has signed a major oil and gas contract with Saudi Arabia’s Delta Energy International for the exploration and extraction of the Kushk-Tirpul basin, involving an initial investment of 200 million dollars. Additionally, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum signed supervision and consultancy agreements with Russia’s TNG company for the Amu Darya oil basin. In international updates, the United Nations marked one year since Afghan women staff members were officially barred from entering UN premises, while UN human rights experts have continued to press authorities over policies impacting education and public restrictions. Xinhua+ 2