The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Afghanistan inquiry: Why was it commissioned and what will it involve?

The inquiry, which will look at alleged unlawful killings by UK special forces, began on Monday.

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

Afghan earthquake survivors sleep amid rubble as death toll nears 3,000

People spend second night in ruined villages where desperate search for loved ones is continuing

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023

UK scrambles to house Afghan refugees promised safe haven in Britain as Pakistan threatens deportation

Exclusive: Nearly 3,000 Afghans, many of whom worked for the British army, have been stranded in Islamabad for months after the UK stopped chartering flights last year

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

First Thing: IDF decries surprise Hamas attack as ‘worst day in Israeli history’

IDF says conflict ‘could be a 9/11 and a Pearl Harbor wrapped into one’ as Supernova festival-goers describe attack

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023

Senior Taliban officials visit villages struck by earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people

A senior Taliban delegation is visiting western Afghanistan's Herat province in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people and flattened entire villages

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

Afghanistan cricket star Rashid Khan to donate World Cup match fees to earthquake victims

Prominent Afghan cricketer Khan says he learned of 6.3-magnitude quake that killed 2,400 ‘with great sadness’

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

Shubman Gill likely to skip match against Afghanistan, will travel with team to Delhi: Source

NEW DELHI: Indian opener Shubman Gill is progressing well in his recovery from dengue fever, which had forced him to miss India's opening match of the ODI World Cup against Australia. Although he may also sit out the game against Afghanistan, he is set to travel with the team to…

The Times of India · Oct 9, 2023

Afghan families call for inquiry into ‘unlawful killings’ by British special forces

Substantive hearings in independent inquiry relating to Afghanistan due to begin on Monday

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

Families urge inquiry to provide ‘truth’ about British special forces killings

The substantive hearings in the independent inquiry relating to Afghanistan are due to begin on Monday.

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2023

People in quake-hit Afghanistan use shovels, bare hands to pull out victims

More than 2,000 dead as search continues for those trapped under debris after magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits the nation.

Al Jazeera · Oct 8, 2023