The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Extraordinary evidence has been heard over 99 days of hearings, at a cost of A$25m, as the Victoria Cross recipient sues three newspapers over allegations he says falsely portray him as a war criminal for actions in Afghanistan

India should maintain with Afghanistan a policy of gradual engagement rooted in realism

More than half of the students at this polyglot public school are refugees or immigrants. But the nearly 70 students arriving from Afghanistan in only months present unprecedented challenges.

Pakistani health authorities have confirmed the seventh case of polio so far this year, saying it was registered in the country’s former Taliban stronghold in the northwest, a region bordering Afghanistan

In this episode, we examine the latest meeting of senior M.E.A. officials with the Taliban in Kabul and what this engagement means for the two countries.

Human rights lawyer recognised for her part in the evacuation of Afghan athletes says it is ‘not a story of white saviours’

Fivefold increase in refugees from Afghanistan crossing in small boats this year as they flee Taliban

Intelligence report raises fears country could again become base for international terrorists

Congress appears likely to pass legislation that would make millions more veterans eligible for disability and health care benefits.

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are maintaining close ties with al-Qaeda as they consolidate control over the country, and their main military threat is coming from the ISIS extremist group and guerrilla-style attacks by former Afghan government security personnel, UN experts said in a new report. The experts said in the report…

U.N. experts say Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are maintaining close ties with al-Qaida as they consolidate control over the country, and their main military threat is coming from the Islamic State extremist group and guerrilla-style attacks by former Afghan government security personnel