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Judges have approved a request by the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor to reopen an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan, saying Afghan authorities are not conducting meaningful probes

Since their return to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban have imposed a fundamentalist version of Islam. Foreign journalists, who have been tolerated by the regime, say it is becoming more difficult to report freely.

It’s hard not to get disheartened sometimes. But clubs, owners and fans are helping charities and their communities

An attack on a vehicle in western Afghanistan killed five medical personnel employed by Taliban security forces on Thursday, a defence ministry spokesperson said.

"Life is hell for them"

Since the Taliban takeover last year, Afghan women have been demonstrating for their right to education and employment. When women in Iran took to the streets after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, their Afghan sisters immediately began monitoring the protests across the border. As mourners in Iran…

It has become axiomatic that in Afghanistan, once an armed resistance group gains a foothold in an area it becomes hard to route out. This is more so if it musters a degree of local support and is in a geographically remote region. During the past year, an anti-Taliban force…

Brian Glendinning was detained by Iraq authorities in September over an outstanding loan and has since lost two stone after "only eating bread" while his desperate family begs the government to help

Kimberley Glendinning warned that her husband, detained last month over an outstanding loan of a few thousand pounds, has lost two stone in weight after only being able to eat bread.

Brian Glendinning, who was detained last month over an outstanding loan of a few thousand pounds, has lost two stone in weight after only being able to eat bread.

Afghans who worked for the ADF are calling on the federal government to urgently help them come to Australia. They say the Taliban continues to threaten their families to punish them for helping its foreign enemies.