Afghanistan

An order by the Taliban banning women from working for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has been condemned by the United Nations, which said the move violated fundamental rights. The Islamist rulers justified the move by saying…

At the Afghan embassy in New Delhi, diplomats routinely interact with the Indian government on issues surrounding Indian visas for Afghan nationals and to coordinate humanitarian aid from India to Afghanistan. But the embassy, like many…

At least 18 people killed, including pro-Taliban imam, in suicide attack on the Guzargah Mosque in western Herat city with many wounded. An explosion at a mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan killed a high-profile…

Humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths urges donors to immediately provide $770m as the population battles hunger, climate change and conflict. The UN humanitarian chief has urged donors to restore funding for development in Afghanistan…

Afghanistan's central bank imposed a nationwide ban on cryptocurrencies this month and the Taliban regime has arrested several dealers who defied orders to stop trading digital tokens, according to a senior police official. The crackdown…

Japan has granted refugee status to 98 people who fled Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power last August, government sources said Tuesday, in a rare move for a country with a poor record on giving asylum. The number of newly…

Deadly flash floods that hit Afghanistan in the last 48 hours have left dozens of people dead with hundreds of houses and acres of crop fields damaged. The sudden deluge of flooding comes as extreme rainfall was already wreaking havoc in…

Taliban authorities have presided over widespread human rights abuses since they took control of Afghanistan last August, the UN said, including 160 killings of former government officials and members of the security forces, and dozens of…

Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in 20 years kills 1,000 and injures 1,500 people in the provinces of Paktika and Khost. Authorities say hundreds of homes have been destroyed in the underdeveloped region. Tremors could be felt in…

The US Air Force has determined that the crew of a Boeing C-17 military transport plane were not responsible for the deaths of Afghan civilians who tried to cling to the jet as it took off from Kabul in August 2021, amid the chaotic…