Afghanistan

Impoverished by war in Iran, Afghan migrants return to Taliban rule

Mohammad Saeed had just turned 18 when he fled to Iran with his parents and younger brother and sister,...

Over 400 killed in strike on Kabul hospital, Taliban say, as Pakistan-Afghanistan war escalates

More than 400 people were killed when Pakistan struck a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul, Taliban...

Midnight strikes on civilian depot push Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict to new threshold

Pakistan struck a fuel depot serving civilian and UN aircraft near Afghanistan's Kandahar airport overnight, the Taliban said on...

Afghan Taliban responds to US designation as ‘state sponsor of wrongful detention’

Afghan Taliban on Tuesday expressed regret over the U.S. decision to designate Afghanistan as a "state sponsor of...

Kabul anti-aircraft fire targets Pakistani jets as conflict escalates

Explosions and heavy gunfire echoed through the Afghan capital, Kabul, before dawn on Sunday, as Taliban forces targeted Pakistani...

Pakistan says 274 Taliban killed as air strikes hit 22 Afghan military targets

Pakistani air strikes have hit 22 Afghan military targets, killing 274 Taliban officials and militants since fighting broke out...

Pakistan strikes Kabul and Kandahar in “open war” with Taliban

Pakistan bombed Taliban government forces in Afghanistan's capital Kabul and the southern city of Kandahar overnight, in what its...

Nicosia gathering to discuss asylum rejections in Cyprus

An event in Nicosia later this week will focus on the European Union’s reported plans to step up deportations...

Pakistan air strikes in Afghanistan kill ten, including nine children, Taliban say

Pakistan has conducted air strikes in neighbouring Afghanistan, which the Taliban government spokesman claims killed at least ten people,...

Afghan women left to die in earthquake due to Taliban gender restrictions

Afghan women were left to die following the country's 6.6 magnitude earthquake because of Taliban rules forbidding unrelated men...

Hundreds killed, thousands injured after earthquake hits Afghanistan

A Taliban military helicopter transports injured victims after an earthquake in Kunar, Afghanistan, 01 September 2025. At least 800...

Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to over 800, with at least 2,500 injured (photos)

The death toll from Afghanistan's earthquake has risen to more than 800 people, with the majority of casualties occurring...

Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 622 people, injures nearly 1,500

At least 622 people have died and nearly 1,500 were injured from a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck eastern...

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