More than 17 million people in Afghanistan now face crisis levels of hunger in the winter, the World Food Program warned last ...

A regional meeting hosted by Iran on Afghanistan underscored calls for lifting sanctions and strengthening regional ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In parts of Afghanistan where there are no street names or house numbers, utility companies and their customers have adopted a creative approach for connecting. They use ...

Afghanistan is broke only on paper. The flow of revenue into the Taliban’s coffers tells a story of extortion, bribery, ...

Afghanistan bans girls from attending school beyond the primary level. Education advocate Somaya Faruqi is working to protect ...

For over four decades, Afghanistan has been trapped in a relentless cycle of war and destruction. While much of the world’s attention has focused on the political and security dimensions of this ...

In his cell, the light glows all night, so he pulls a blanket over his head and burrows into the darkness. Then comes his nightmare, about the Taliban fighter whose face appears in a cloud of black ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Marwa made it out of Afghanistan with only one of her children. As Taliban forces retook control of the country in ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan is the world’s fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine, a report from the United Nations drug agency said Sunday. The country is also a major opium producer and heroin ...

A top United Nations official said Wednesday that “Afghanistan under the Taliban remains the most repressive country in the world regarding women’s rights.” Since taking power nearly 19 months ago, ...

Most of the time, headlines about Afghanistan are ringed with tragedy: food shortages, orphaned children, and even executions. Since the Taliban took full control of the country in 2021, the ...

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