The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

KABUL: At least 280 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after a powerful earthquake hit southeastern Afghanistan overnight, according to the country’s state-run news agency.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 that rocked Afghanistan has killed at least 130 people in the country's east, disaster management officials said on Wednesday.

Afghanistan veteran Collin Reeves was today jailed for a minimum of 38 years for stabbing neighbours Stephen and Jennifer Chapple to death at their home in Somerset

The Taliban have released several British citizens who were detained in Afghanistan after an agreement was reached between the two countries, Taliban and UK officials said Monday. The detainees were released Sunday following a series of meetings between Afghan and British officials, said Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban government,…

Friends and family of Peter Jouvenal, a journalist and businessman, said he was among those released.

Foreign Office diplomats secured their freedom but sources say nothing was given in return except an apology

The Trump-backed waiver allows sanctioned Taliban leaders to travel abroad for negotiations.

At least 10 people, including children, have been wounded after a crowded market in Afghanistan was attacked on Monday.

Five British nationals were released from detention, with the Foreign Office saying the UK Government ‘regrets this episode’.