The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

The Taliban will use security forces to stop women from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks, according to information shared by a spokesman for the Vice and Virtue Ministry. The ministry alleges that women have not been observing the proper way to wear the hijab, or Islamic headscarf,…

Letters: Brendan O’Brien points to how western sanctions on countries including Afghanistan are a driving force behind the small boat crossings, while Nick Mayer calls for the overseas aid budget to be increased

‘There are people who came to us for help, and we owe them,’ says former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith, amid win for Independent campaign

Here is a timeline of all the frontpages that led to today’s monumental victory

Exclusive: After five months of resisting this paper’s call to honour our debt to a war veteran who fought with UK forces, the government capitulates – and does the right thing

Retinoblastoma Silk Road Project facilitates treatment in Pakistan for children from Afghanistan with a deadly form of eye cancer.

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Pakistan bowler Haris Rauf's 5-18 spell led to Afghanistan's 142-run loss in the 1st ODI. Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shadab Khan also contributed to the win. Imam-ul-Haq and Iftikhar Ahmed shared a 50-run stand. The teams move to Colombo for the final match on Saturday.

Military vehicles ambushed before an intense exchange of fire in the North Waziristan region, army says.