The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Alison Thewliss, MP for Glasgow Central, has won her fight to stop constituent Maryam Amiri from being sent back to Afghanistan where the advocate for women's rights faces danger

Coroner said Maj Gen Matt Holmes struggled to cope after loss of senior role in military

Matiullah Wesa, an advocate for girls’ education, is arrested as the Taliban cracks down on women’s rights activists.

He was originally from Afghanistan but moved to Ireland as a child refugee some years ago

US President Joe Biden has nominated Richard Riley to be the next US Ambassador to Somalia, according to the Somali National News Agency. Riley will serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, replacing Larry Andre, who has served as the US Ambassador to Somalia since January 2022. Previously, Riley worked at…

Exclusive: Pilot who fought with coalition forces, fled the Taliban and arrived here by small boat tells his amazing story – as clamour to stop his deportation grows

Many of those present break their Ramadan fast with sweet dates - this is a New Year in exile for refugees from many different communities including Syria, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Ukraine

The Afghan pilot describes how he was forced to leave his young family as his ‘very presence’ in their home put them at risk

Exclusive: Open letter begs Rishi Sunak to honour promise to help veterans like him, after he was forced to flee certain death at home and risk his life once more to arrive here by small boat