The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Eight-run cricket win keeps Bangladesh in running for the next phase, while Afghanistan must beat Sri Lanka to make it.

Fibre optic internet has been banned in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, although mobile data is still available.

Twelve soldiers also killed during raids on two TTP hideouts on border with Afghanistan

The Taliban has met with Trump administration officials once again

The reported visit follows one in March 2025 which led to the release of a US citizen held for more than two years.

Faye Hall was arrested with Peter and Barbie Reynolds in February when they were returning to Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan

Thousands have been displaced and many have nowhere to shelter, just weeks before winter hits.

In the wake of a series of earthquakes that have devastated eastern Afghanistan, the humanitarian response remains critically underfunded, with Western donors slow to act and gender-based restrictions compounding the crisis for Afghan women. Aid workers from French NGOs told RFI about the challenges on the ground.

The UN’s migration agency is being forced to make "difficult decisions" to "deprioritise" vulnerable Afghans returning home as deep aid cuts bite.