Afghanistan

UN: New special envoys to Libya and Afghanistan appointed

UN: New special envoys to Libya and Afghanistan appointed

After months of the post being vacant, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed Senegalese diplomat Abdoulaye Batili as special…

Eighteen killed in mosque blast, including Taliban cleric

An explosion outside a mosque in the western Afghan city of Herat today killed at least 18 people, including a…

Afghanistan: 15 dead from an explosion in a mosque in Herat

An explosion outside a mosque in the western Afghan city of Herat killed a prominent Taliban imam and civilians, police…

Afghanistan: Explosion outside a mosque in Herat – Among the victims prominent Taliban cleric

LAST UPDATE: 13:33 An explosion outside a mosque in the western Afghan city of Herat on Friday killed a prominent…

Afghanistan: A year after the American withdrawal, Biden and the US have turned the page

Despite the fierce criticism he received for the fiasco of the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan a year ago,…

The Taliban are celebrating one year since the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan

The Taliban are celebrating today the first anniversary of the US-led international coalition withdrawing from Afghanistan after twenty years of…

Amnesty International: Iranian, Turkish security forces forcefully push back and shoot Afghans

Violent push-backs, shootings, arbitrary detentions: Amnesty International denounces the treatment by Turkish and Iranian authorities of Afghans trying to leave…

The UN is calling for the resumption of development aid in Afghanistan

The international community should start providing development aid to Afghanistan again as the country faces a worsening humanitarian and economic…

The Taliban accuse Pakistan of allowing US drones to use its airspace

The Taliban's acting defense minister said today that Pakistan allowed US drones to use its airspace to enter Afghanistan, an…

Afghanistan: The Taliban Banned Cryptocurrencies

Afghanistan's central bank imposed a nationwide ban on cryptocurrencies this month, and the Taliban regime has arrested several traders who…