The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

India will continue to raise its voice in support of Afghan people: Ruchira Kamboj tells UNSC

India’s permanent representative to the U.N. Ruchira Kamboj reaffirmed India’s commitment to peace, stability & humanitarian aid for Afghanistan. India has provided food, medicines, vaccines, disaster relief, winter clothing & educational scholarships.

The Hindu · Sep 27, 2023

'Corruption' of Roberts-Smith war crimes probe avoided

Ben Roberts-Smith's bid to limit defamation evidence viewed by war crime investigators will prevent the contamination of their probe, a court has heard.

AAP · Sep 27, 2023

Pakistan’s internal challenges, shifting dynamics

Pakistan stands at the crossroads, where adopting a new path is imperative to its securing a more stable and prosperous future

The Hindu · Sep 26, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

Through a different lens: How AP used a wooden box camera to document Afghan life up close

For Associated Press photographer Rodrigo Abd, a main attraction of working with a traditional Afghan box camera is the intimacy it provides with his subjects, and the slow pace that allows for a unique window into daily life

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

From an old-style Afghan camera, a new view of life under the Taliban emerges

Two years after U.S. troops left, AP photographer Rodrigo Abd returned to Afghanistan with an idea: to use an old-style Afghan “box camera" to document how life has changed under Taliban rule

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

Kabul whistleblower accuses Government of ‘devastating failings’, judge told

Josie Stewart, a former senior official at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, lost her job after an interview with the BBC.

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

‘The love for music is still there’: saving the sounds of Afghanistan one cassette at a time

A shopkeeper in Pakistan has collected more than 1,000 rare music tapes in a bid to thwart the Taliban’s cultural vandalism

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

Government has ended use of bridging hotels for resettled Afghans, minister says

Johnny Mercer told the Commons that more than 85% of households in bridging hotels at the end of March are now housed or matched to housing.

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023