An American woman has been released by the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan after being detained for the past month, the second freeing of a US citizen in the past eight days.

While Chinese investment is rising, particularly in the mining sector, the operations face both local pushback and logistical ...

They've been referred to as the Agent Orange of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Burn pits were used by the United States military to dispose of rubbish including chemicals, plastics, rubber ...

These frequent earthquakes in Afghanistan cause damage to ... with a fault line also running directly through Herat. Officials say heavy rains in Argentina kill at least 15 as dozens reported ...

estimated to be 260 millimeters (10 inches), fell in a matter of hours in and around Bahia Blanca [Pablo Presti/EPA] Published On 10 Mar 202510 Mar 2025 Argentina’s President Javier Milei has ...

October 7, 2023 – A 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan. The epicenter is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Herat city in the western Herat province. More than 1,000 people are ...

The top UN envoy for Afghanistan on Monday underscored the need for realistic engagement with the country as humanitarian and human rights crises deepen amid growing international isolation. Briefing ...

According to Dawn, the talks focused on the reconstruction of a disputed border post on the Afghanistan’s side. Pakistan’s jirga members, authorized by their government, highlighted their concerns ...

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Abdul Qahar Ghorbandi, head of Afghanistan’s Taxpayers Services Directorate, has the hard job of raising money in an impoverished country hobbled by international sanctions. By David Zucchino ...

These women - who come from all over Afghanistan - have offered a small window into their world. It’s Ramadan, and as the day draws to a close, the women who have shared their lives with us ...

The BBC spent the day with women across Afghanistan to understand what life is like under the Taliban government since it took power in 2021 Taliban decrees seek to silence women in public ...