The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

In this special edition to mark the beginning of a new season, we're focusing on the plight of Afghan and Iranian women. It's been three years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan and thus erasing women from all forms of public life. It's also two years since the death…

It's been three years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan. Their policies have rolled back women’s rights. Newly enforced laws require women to veil their faces in public. They are also now prohibited from singing or raising their voices. Afghan artist and activist Fatimah Hossaini reacts to the devastating…

A plane carrying the Afghan nationals left Leipzig for Kabul on Friday

The Taliban government's morality ministry said it would not cooperate with the United Nations mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".

‘Just as though they had a gun in their hand,’ he says of 2024 rival and current president Joe Biden

“There are plenty of places appropriate for politics — Arlington is not one of them.”

‘Our security counts,’ German interior minister says as government confirms those deported are convicted criminals.

Germany said Friday it had deported Afghan criminals back to their home country for the first time since Taliban authorities took power in 2021, as Berlin faces pressure to get tougher on migration.

Germany on Friday reversed a policy to stop returning migrants to Afghanistan due to human rights concerns after the Taliban took power in 2021. The first group of 28 Afghans who were “convicted offenders”, according to German authorities, boarded a Kabul-bound Friday as the Germany’s coalition government faces pressure to…

Zakia Khudadadi's historic bronze win at Paris Paralympics showcases resilience and triumph, inspiring athletes worldwide.

Learn how Americans are aiding Afghan allies post-Afghanistan war through resettlement support and visa assistance.