Afghanistan

Shubman Gill will miss India's World Cup meeting with Afghanistan, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on Monday, as the in-form opener continues his recovery from dengue fever. Gill is the leading run-scorer in one-day internationals…

Women in Afghanistan have held a rare protest against the Taliban's decision to shut female beauty parlours and salons. According to AFP news agency, around 50 women took part in the protest on Wednesday shouting "work, bread and…

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a new process that will enable Afghan nationals to renew their parole and continue to live and work in the United States. "The new process is streamlined and will be at no…

The leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday privately viewed a classified cable related to the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, as the panel's Republican chairperson and State…

The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) has in a landmark resolution, unanimously condemned a Taliban administration's ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and called on Taliban leaders to "swiftly reverse" their…

At least six civilians were killed by a suicide attack in Afghanistan's capital on Monday, near a security checkpoint leading to the foreign ministry. "In Malik Asghar Square ... a suicide attacker before reaching the target was…

At least 13 people were killed and more than 90 injured in Pakistan and Afghanistan after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck late on Tuesday. Government officials say at least nine people were killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan.…

A public inquiry into allegations that members of British special forces carried out dozens of extra-judicial killings during night raids in Afghanistan gets underway in London on Wednesday. Britain's defence ministry ordered the inquiry…

Australian authorities have arrested a former soldier for allegedly killing an Afghanistan civilian while deployed with the country's defence force there. According to a statement by the Australian Federal Police, the 41-year-old man is…

The Taliban has banned female students from gaining access to universities in Afghanistan until further notice. The decision came as many university students were sitting end-of-term exams. A letter from the higher education ministry…