IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
The Taliban say gunmen have killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan.
Australia strips medals from military commanders over Afghanistan war crime allegations
Australia's Defense Minister Richard Marles says several serving and former military commanders have been stripped of medals over allegations of war crimes committed during the Afghanistan war.
Congress bestows its highest honor on the 13 troops killed during Afghanistan withdrawal
House Speaker Mike Johnson has presented Congressโ highest honor โ the Congressional Gold Medal โ to 13 U.S. service members who were killed during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
House Republicans release report blaming Biden for disastrous end to US war in Afghanistan
House Republicans have released a scathing report on their investigation into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
House Republicans subpoena Secretary Blinken for testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
House Republicans have issued a subpoena for testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken as they finish their investigation into the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Harris calls Trump's appearance at Arlington a 'political stunt' that 'disrespected sacred ground'
Vice President Kamala Harris says former President Donald Trump โdisrespected sacred groundโ in his recent appearance at Arlington National Cemetery, where the Republican nominee took and distributed images despite a federal prohibition on campaign activity on the grounds.
When the US left Kabul, these Americans tried to help Afghans left behind. It still haunts them
Three years ago, the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan when the last American plane departed Kabul.
Taliban vice and virtue laws provide 'distressing vision' for Afghanistan, warns UN envoy
A top UN official is warning that the Talibanโs new vice and virtue laws provide a distressing vision for Afghanistanโs future.
Philippines to host a US visa processing center for up to 300 Afghans resettling in America
The Philippines has agreed to temporarily host a U.S. immigrant visa processing center for a limited number of Afghan nationals aspiring to resettle in America.
Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO
The Taliban have deliberately deprived at least 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans.
First Afghan woman to compete internationally after Taliban takeover seeks Olympic gold in Paris
Taekwondo Paralympian Zakia Khudadadi says she is competing in the name of women in Afghanistan who have gradually been stripped of their rights over the past three years.
Families of service members killed during Afghanistan withdrawal criticize Biden at GOP convention
Relatives of some of the 13 American service members killed during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan appeared on stage at the Republican National Convention.
Pakistani troops kill 10 militants responsible for attack on military base that left 8 soldiers dead
Officials in Pakistan say security forces have killed all ten militants who attacked a military facility in the northwest, leaving eight soldiers dead.
At least 40 die after heavy rains pound eastern Afghanistan, destroying houses and cutting power
Taliban officials say heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan have killed at least 40 people and injured nearly 350 others.
35 people die in a storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan, Taliban official says
A Taliban official says that a storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 35 people.
The Talibanโs morality police are contributing to a climate of fear among Afghans, UN says
The Talibanโs morality police are contributing to a climate of fear and intimidation among Afghans.
Afghan sprinter Kimia Yousofi ready to run at her 3rd Olympics after being selected for Paris Games
Afghan sprinter Kimia Yousofi is preparing to compete at her third Olympics after being selected for the Paris Games from her training base in Australia.
Afghans celebrate their men's cricket team reaching first Twenty20 World Cup semifinals
Thousands of jubilant Afghans are celebrating their countryโs most iconic sporting moment after their men's national cricket team reached the Twenty20 World Cup semifinals for the first time.
Afghanistan stuns Australia to keep Twenty20 World Cup dream alive. India beat Bangladesh
Afghanistan kept its Twenty20 World Cup semifinal hopes alive by stunning previously unbeaten Australia by 21 runs in a thrilling encounter.
Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a Canadian man once held at Guantanamo
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a Canadian-born former Guantanamo detainee who was seeking to wipe away his war crimes convictions, including for killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan.
Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan
Taliban officials say flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports.
Families still looking for missing loved ones after devastating Afghanistan floods killed scores
Survivors of the devastating floods that struck northern Afghanistan last week are still searching for their missing loved ones and burying their dead.
Flash floods in northern Afghanistan sweep away livelihoods, leaving hundreds dead and missing
Victims of the devastating floods in northern Afghanistan are burying the dead and looking for the loved ones still missing.
Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says
The U.N. food agency says more than 300 Afghans have died in flash floods that also destroyed more than 1,000 houses in the northern province of Baghlan.
Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 50 people
A Taliban official says that flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan have killed at least 50 people.
Militants bomb a girls school in northwestern Pakistan, once a Taliban stronghold. No one was harmed
Police say suspected militants bombed a girls school in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the countryโs volatile northwest, badly damaging the structure.
The Taliban warn journalists and experts against cooperating with Afghanistan International TV
The Taliban are warning journalists and experts against working with Afghanistan International TV.
Family of American man believed to be held by Taliban asks the UN torture investigator for help
Lawyers for an American believed to be held by the Taliban for nearly two years are asking a United Nations human rights investigator to intervene, citing what they call cruel and inhumane treatment.
Review says Abbey Gate bombing wasn't preventable, refutes claims troops sighted the would-be bomber
A new review says the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable, and the โbald man in blackโ spotted by U.S. service members the morning of the attack was not the bomber.
Afghanistan's Taliban leaders issued different messages for Eid. Experts say that shows tensions
Experts say messages by two influential Taliban leaders in Afghanistan this week showed tensions between hardliners and more moderate elements who want to scrap harsher policies and attract more outside support.
Top former US generals say failures of Biden administration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul
The former top military chief Gen. Mark Milley and former head of U.S. Central Command testified before Congress Tuesday on policy failures by the Biden administration to adequately plan for or direct an evacuation in time to avoid the chaotic final days of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Senators warn more visas are urgently needed for Afghans who aided the US in the war
Senators from both major political parties are urging congressional leaders to ensure that more visas are made available to Afghans who worked alongside U.S. troops in Americaโs longest war.
Violence in the Mideast, rising threats from Islamic State group in Afghanistan pressure US, allies
The top U.S. general for the Middle East tells Congress that exploding regional violence fueled by Iran presents the most likely threat to the U.S. homeland.
The Taliban hold another public execution as thousands watch at a stadium in northern Afghanistan
The Taliban have publicly executed a man convicted of murder in northern Afghanistan as thousands watched at a sports stadium.
Taliban hold public execution for 2 men, who are killed by gunfire in a stadium as thousands watch
Afghanistanโs ruling Taliban have carried out a double public execution at a stadium in the southeast of the country.
Opposition to the Senate border bill jeopardizes help for Afghans who aided U.S. troops
The massive $118 billion Senate border bill not only includes once-in-a-decade border security legislation and wartime aid to Israel and Ukraine, but also offers a chance for the U.S. to keep its promise to Afghans who worked alongside U.S. soldiers in Americaโs longest war.
Almost 100,000 Afghan children are in dire need of support, 3 months after earthquakes, UNICEF says
UNICEF says almost 100,000 children in Afghanistan direly need support, three months after earthquakes devastated the west of the country.
Survivors struggle to rebuild their lives three months after Afghanistan's devastating earthquake
Survivors of a massive earthquake that struck Afghanistan's west on Oct. 7 say they're struggling to rebuild their lives, three months after the disaster.
A minibus explodes in Kabul, killing at least 2 civilians and wounding 14 others
A Taliban official says a minibus has exploded in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Afghanistanโs capital of Kabul, killing at least two civilians and wounding 14 others.
Taliban say security forces killed dozens of Tajiks, Pakistanis involved in attacks in Afghanistan
A senior Taliban official says security forces in Afghanistan killed a number of Tajik and Pakistani nationals and arrested scores others involved in attacks against religious clerics, the public, and mosques in Afghanistan.
Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over
Afghan schoolgirls are weeping as they finish sixth grade, knowing their education is over.
Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN report
A U.N. report says Taliban officials are sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence.
War-wracked Myanmar is now the world's top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency
Myanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of worldโs biggest opium producer.
Talibanโs abusive education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says
A rights group says the Talibanโs education policies are harming boys as well as girls in Afghanistan.
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai urges world to confront Taliban's 'gender apartheid' against women
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says the world needs to recognize and confront the Taliban's โgender apartheidโ against women and girls in Afghanistan.
Online abuse of politically active Afghan women tripled after Taliban takeover, rights group reports
Rights group Afghan Witness says online abuse and hate speech targeting politically active Afghan women significantly increased since the Taliban took over the country in August 2021.
More than a million Afghans will go back after Pakistan begins expelling foreigners without papers
About 1.3 million Afghans are expected to return to their country of origin from Pakistan, the U.N. health agency warned, weeks after authorities began expelling foreigners living in the country illegally.
FlyDubai resumes flights to Afghanistan after halting them 2 years ago as Taliban captured Kabul
Officials from Afghanistanโs ruling Taliban welcomed the resumption of FlyDubai flights to Kabul international airport.
Analysts warn that Pakistanโs anti-migrant crackdown risks radicalizing deported Afghans
Analysts say that Pakistanโs crackdown on undocumented migrants risks radicalizing Afghans who have been forced out of the country.
Pakistan says nearly 25,000 Afghans waiting for visas to US won't be deported as part of clampdown
Pakistanโs prime minister has sought to reassure at least 25,000 Afghans waiting in Pakistan for resettlement in the United States that they wonโt be deported as part of his governmentโs widely criticized crackdown on undocumented migrants in the country.
Afghans fleeing Pakistan lack water, food and shelter once they cross the border, aid groups say
Aid groups say Afghans fleeing a deportation drive in Pakistan lack shelter, food, and warmth once they cross the border.
Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation
A report from the U.N. drugs agency says Afghan farmers lost more than $1 billion of cash income from opium sales after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation.
Aid agencies warn of chaotic and desperate scenes among Afghans returning from Pakistan
Major international aid agencies are warning of chaotic and desperate scenes among Afghans who have returned from Pakistan, where security forces are detaining and deporting undocumented or unregistered foreigners.
Dozens of Afghans who were illegally in Pakistan are detained and deported in nationwide sweeps
Pakistani security forces have launched sweeps to arrest and deport Afghans who are in the country illegally, sending dozens back after a government-set deadline for them to leave expired.
Afghans in droves head to border to leave Pakistan ahead of a deadline in anti-migrant crackdown
Afghans are piling into trucks and buses and leaving Pakistan to avoid arrest and deportation.
Taliban free Afghan activist arrested 7 months ago after campaigning for girlsโ education
A nonprofit organization in Afghanistan says the Taliban have freed an activist who campaigned for the education of girls.
Former US officials ask Pakistan not to deport Afghans seeking relocation to the United States
A group of former U.S. diplomats and representatives of resettlement organizations has asked Pakistan not to deport thousands of Afghans who have been waiting for U.S. visas under an American program that relocates at-risk Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban rule.
World Food Program appeals for $19 million to provide emergency food in quake-hit Afghanistan
The United Nationsโ World Food Program is appealing for $19 million to provide emergency assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by a series of devastating earthquakes and aftershocks that has rocked western Afghanistan.
Republicans and Democrats agree that the Afghanistan war wasn't worth it, an AP-NORC poll shows
At a time when Americans are deeply divided along party lines, a new poll shows agreement on at least one issue: The United States' two-decade-long war in Afghanistan was not worth fighting.
Another powerful earthquake shakes quake-devastated region in western Afghanistan
Another 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck part of western Afghanistan where thousands of people died and entire villages were flattened by devastating quakes a week earlier.
More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says
U.N. officials say more than 90% of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan were women and children.
An independent inquiry opens into alleged unlawful killings by UK special forces in Afghanistan
An independent inquiry has opened in the U.K. to examine claims that British special forces murdered dozens of Afghan men during counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan a decade ago.
Desperate people dig out dead and injured from Afghanistan earthquakes that killed at least 2,000
Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan on Sunday in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage of earthquakes that killed at least 2,000 people.
Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to over 2,000
A Taliban government spokesperson says the death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has jumped to more than 2,000.
Amnesty International asks Pakistan to keep hosting Afghans as their expulsion may put them at risk
Amnesty International is urging Pakistan to maintain its support for Afghan refugees by enabling them to live with dignity and be free from the fear of deportation to Afghanistan where they face persecution by the Taliban.
Pakistan launches anti-polio vaccine drive targeting 44M children amid tight security
Pakistan has launched its second nationwide anti-polio campaign of the year Monday in an effort to inoculate 44 million children under the age of 5.
GOP senators sharply question Pentagon nominee about Biden administration's foreign policies
A Senate hearing on the nomination of the official to be the Pentagonโs top policy adviser was dominated by Republicans expressing their frustrations with the Biden administrationโs foreign policies.
โYouโre never alone:โ How Wounded Warrior Project helped Army veteran find her way again
When Yomari Cruz returned home after serving in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army, she found herself struggling with adjusting back to civilian life.
As mental health worsens among Afghanistan's women, the UN is asked to declare 'gender apartheid'
The U_N_โs most powerful body is being asked to support governments seeking to legally declare the crackdown by Afghanistanโs Taliban rulers on women and girls โgender apartheid."
Taliban send all-male team to Asian Games but Afghan women come from outside
In the first Asian Games since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, two teams of athletes are arriving in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, looking very different.
UN urges Afghanistan's Taliban government to stop torture and protect the rights of detainees
The United Nations says it has documented more than 1,600 cases of human rights violations committed by Afghanistan's Taliban authorities during arrests and detentions of people.
Mental health among Afghan women deteriorating across the country, UN report finds
A joint report from three U.N. agencies says the mental health of Afghan women, who have suffered under harsh measures imposed by the Taliban since taking power two years ago, has deteriorated across the country.
US military orders new interviews on the deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack as criticism persists
The Pentagonโs Central Command has ordered interviews of roughly two dozen more service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked during U.S. forcesโ chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal, as criticism persists that the deadly assault could have been stopped.
UN releases $125 million for 14 underfunded humanitarian crises around the world
The United Nations has released $125 million from its emergency relief fund to boost underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries around the world, saying needs are skyrocketing.
UN food agency drops aid to another 2 million hungry people in Afghanistan due to cash shortfall
The U.N. food agency says it is forced to drop another 2 million hungry people from food assistance in Afghanistan in September due to a massive funding shortfall.
840,000 Afghans who've applied for key US resettlement program still in Afghanistan, report says
More than 840,000 Afghans and their families who applied for a resettlement program aimed at people who helped the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan are still there waiting.
Who wants to fly over Taliban-held Afghanistan? New FAA rules allow it, but planes largely avoid it
Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has begun easing rules that could allow commercial airlines to fly over the country in routes that cuts time and fuel consumption for East-West travel.
UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying girls education
The U.N. special envoy for global education says the International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for crimes against humanity for denying education and employment to Afghan girls and women.
The Taliban believe their rule is open-ended and don't plan to lift the ban on female education
The chief Taliban spokesman says the Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat.
Islamic State group still has thousands in Syria and Iraq and poses Afghan threat, UN experts say
U.N. experts say the Islamic State group still commands between 5,000 and 7,000 members across its former stronghold in Syria and Iraq and its fighters pose the most serious terrorist threat in Afghanistan today.
Blast in eastern Afghanistan kills 3, wounds 7 at hotel frequented by Pakistani refugees
Police say an explosion has ripped through a hotel in Afghanistanโs eastern province of Khost, killing at least three people and wounding seven others.
Afghan universities ready to readmit women but not until Taliban leader says itโs ok, official says
An Afghan higher education official says universities are ready to welcome back female students but the Taliban supreme leader has to give the order for their return first.
Two years after fall of Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans languish in limbo waiting for US visas
When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021 it airlifted tens of thousands of Afghans to safety.
Death toll from IS bombing at a pro-Taliban cleric's rally in Pakistan earlier this week rises to 63
Pakistani officials say the death toll from an Islamic State group's suicide bombing at a rally of a pro-Taliban cleric's party over the weekend has risen to 63, after eight more of the wounded died in hospital.
Taliban orders beauty salons in Afghanistan to close despite UN concern and rare public protest
The Taliban says all beauty salons in Afghanistan must now close as a one-month deadline ended, despite rare public opposition to the edict.
Taliban use stun guns, fire hoses and gunfire to break up Afghan women protesting beauty salon ban
Afghan women protesting a beauty salon ban say the Taliban used stun guns, fire hoses and gun shots into the air to break up their demonstration.
He was the CIA whiz kid in 'Charlie Wilson's War.' His new book offers advice for the US in Ukraine
One of the architects of the covert U.S. strategy against the Soviets in Afghanistan has published a new memoir.
State Department failed to plan or respond fast enough in Afghanistan collapse, new US report finds
A State Department report says the department failed to do enough contingency planning before the collapse of the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan.
Philippines considering US request to host visa processing center for Afghans despite concerns
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says a request for his country to temporarily host a U.S. immigrant visa processing center for thousands of Afghans faces security and other concerns but is still being considered by his administration.
UN warns Taliban that restrictions on Afghan women and girls make recognition `nearly impossible'
The U.N. envoy for Afghanistan is warning the countryโs Taliban rulers that international recognition as the countryโs legitimate government will remain โnearly impossibleโ unless they lift severe restrictions on women and girlsโ education and employment.
Taliban carry out 2nd known public execution since seizing power in Afghanistan
Afghanistanโs Taliban rulers have carried out what is believed to be the second confirmed public execution since the religious group took power in 2021.
Suicide bomb hits memorial service for Taliban official in northeast Afghanistan, killing 13 people
A Taliban official says a bombing in Afghanistanโs northeastern Badakhshan province killed at least 13 people during a memorial service.