The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

The US has been punishing ‘an entire group’ since the arrest of an Afghan in the shooting of two national guard troops

Lawyers say people ‘don’t feel safe to leave their home’ as officials target recent arrivals and those awaiting hearings

Taliban has instructed Afghan men to compulsorily maintain long beards and follow a dress-code of traditional Afghan salwar kameez

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Pakistan’s newly appointed chief of defense forces has warned Afghanistan’s Taliban government to choose between maintaining ties with Islamabad or supporting the Pakistani Taliban, the militant group blamed for a surge in deadly attacks in recent years

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Australian sanctions on the oppressive regime of the Taliban have been hailed by the Afghan government in exile but its embassy in Canberra could be shut down.

Taliban accuses Pakistan of starting clashes by throwing grenade at Afghan border troops

An overnight exchange of fire between Afghan and Pakistani forces along their tense border has killed five Afghan civilians and wounded five others