Pajhwok Afghan News media bias and reliability
Pajhwok Afghan News is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 15 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Pajhwok Afghan News biased?
Pajhwok Afghan News is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Pajhwok Afghan News left or right?
Pajhwok Afghan News is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is Pajhwok Afghan News reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for Pajhwok Afghan News. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What Pajhwok Afghan News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Pajhwok Afghan News’s own report linked underneath.
Iran communicated a set of conditions to the United States through Qatari mediators, with its security chief stating seven demands were delivered. The statements came as Houthi forces intensified attacks on Saudi targets, prompting varied coverage across left, centre and right outlets.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported it asIran conveys conditions for ending war to US through Qatar (opens Pajhwok Afghan News in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping for a summit at the White House on September 24. The leaders are expected to discuss trade, rare earth supplies, and artificial intelligence. Xi's visit marks the first by a Chinese leader to the US presidential residence in over a decade.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported it asTrump to welcome Xi at Joint Base Andrews next Wednesday (opens Pajhwok Afghan News in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump will personally greet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews on September 23. This rare airport reception precedes bilateral meetings and a state dinner.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported it asTrump to welcome Xi at Joint Base Andrews next Wednesday (opens Pajhwok Afghan News in a new tab)
Iran's judiciary announced the execution of a man convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad. The individual was accused of providing information about missile sites in Isfahan province. The execution took place on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported it asIranian executes man convicted of spying for Israel’s Mossad: Judiciary (opens Pajhwok Afghan News in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia confirmed an attempted ballistic missile attack on its capital, Riyadh, by Houthi rebels. The Saudi-led coalition stated the missile was intercepted. The Houthis claimed to have targeted sensitive sites in Riyadh and oil facilities in Yanbu, reporting significant fires.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported it asHamid Karzai Condemns Attempted Attack on Mecca (opens Pajhwok Afghan News in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia's air defenses intercepted a drone south of Mecca, an act the kingdom attributed to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The Houthis have denied targeting the holy city, which Saudi Arabia declared a 'red line'.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported it asHamid Karzai Condemns Attempted Attack on Mecca (opens Pajhwok Afghan News in a new tab)
A fire broke out at an oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region following a Ukrainian drone attack. The fire was extinguished, and regional officials reported that 65 drones were shot down over the area.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported it asTrump urges Zelenskyy to halt attacks on Russian diesel infrastructure (opens Pajhwok Afghan News in a new tab)
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people has been reported missing after losing contact on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and its last known position was in the Java Sea. Rescuers have launched a search operation.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported it as6 dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes (opens Pajhwok Afghan News in a new tab)
The BRICS New Delhi Declaration condemned the April 22, 2025, terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The statement called for zero tolerance towards state-sponsored cross-border terrorism and reaffirmed the commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported it asBRICS calls for de-escalation in Middle East, opposes unilateral sanctions (opens Pajhwok Afghan News in a new tab)
Britain and France have pledged enhanced military assistance to Ukraine, including access to classified technology and accelerated deliveries of air defence missiles. The commitments were made during a meeting of allies in Kyiv on Ukraine's Independence Day.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported it asBritain, France pledge stronger military support for Ukraine (opens Pajhwok Afghan News in a new tab)
The United States announced it would impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian products, effective early Saturday. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated Canada declined to finalize a trade deal on previously agreed terms, leading to the tariffs.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported it asUS, Canada fail to reach trade deal as Washington announces 50pc tariffs (opens Pajhwok Afghan News in a new tab)
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to near standstill over the weekend, with no commodity vessels recorded on Sunday after attacks on tankers. US-Iran negotiations remain stalled, and Iran insists Washington must meet its conditions for transit to resume. Oil prices steadied despite the disruption.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported it asHormuz shipping traffic drops sharply (opens Pajhwok Afghan News in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia launches drone task force and maritime alliance as US CENTCOM chief meets Crown Prince
Trust 86Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met US Central Command commander Admiral Brad Cooper in Jeddah on 14 August 2026. The meeting coincided with the launch of a 13-nation maritime alliance and CENTCOM’s announcement of Task Force Falcon Strike, a multinational attack-drone task force.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported it asSaudi crown prince, CENTCOM commander discuss regional tensions (opens Pajhwok Afghan News in a new tab)
The UAE accused Iran of attacking two ADNOC vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on 13 August 2026, marking the second such incident in a week. No injuries were reported, and the UAE condemned the attack as a violation of UN Security Council resolutions. Iran has not commented.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported it asUAE says 2 ADNOC vessels attacked in Strait of Hormuz (opens Pajhwok Afghan News in a new tab)
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis launched ballistic missiles and drones at the Red Sea port city of Mocha, killing at least seven people and wounding around 30, according to the Yemeni military. The attacks targeted residential areas and military sites, with Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree claiming strikes on Saudi troop concentrations and weapons depots.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported it as7 killed, 30 wounded in Houthi attack on Yemen’s Mokha (opens Pajhwok Afghan News in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed Pajhwok Afghan News. We asked on 11 September 2026.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
- Danish KarokhelBillionairedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Kabul, Afghanistan
- Official site
- pajhwok.com
- Seen publishing on
- pajhwok.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 15
- Reports listed
- 15
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 11 August 2026
15 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Pajhwok Afghan News has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 15 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Pajhwok Afghan News: its report arrived a median of 26 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 25 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 25 September 2026. Ratings pulled 11 September 2026.
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