Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

The U.S. lost track of why it was in Afghanistan, former commander says

Recently retired General Frank McKenzie reflects on the withdrawal from Afghanistan, who bears responsibility for the way it unfolded, and how the U.S. "lost track" of why it was in the country.

WEKU

Afghan man charged in killings of Muslims in New Mexico

The ambush killings of four Muslim men in New Mexico shook the community but inspired a flood of information, including a tip that led to the arrest of a local Muslim man originally from Afghanistan

The Independent UK

U.N.’s terror sanctions regime at an ‘all time low’, says India

In sharply critical speech at Security Council, India envoy calls for “one voice” against terrorism, slams the global body for selectivity

The Hindu

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

No energy to study, play or work: Taliban has ‘shattered’ lives of Afghan girls

‘Some days my father cannot bring food. I don’t eat, and I save my food for my brothers and sisters,’ says teenage girl

The Independent UK

From future lawyer to betrothed to a Taliban fighter: August in Kabul shows how life changed overnight for so many in Afghanistan

On page 79 of August in Kabul, Andrew Quilty introduces us to Nadia Amini, a 19-year-old student of Tajik descent who attends a madrassa, or religious school, in the Afghan capital. She is completing her third-semester exams with ambitions to become a lawyer.

The Conversation

‘The US let him go free’: release of terrorist who killed unarmed Australian soldiers shows contempt for ally, family says

Exclusive: Father of one of three soldiers slain by Hekmatullah says Australia was ‘sidelined’ in deal between US and Taliban to release terrorist from prison

The Guardian - AU

Afghanistan: Expert panel to explore The Taliban’s war on women

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Manoj Prabhakar appointed Nepal cricket coach

The former India all-rounder who earlier served as the bowling coach for Afghanistan, succeeds Pubudu Dassanayake

The Hindu

One Year after Afghan War, Biden Struggles to Find Footing

The 12 months since the chaotic end to the US war in Afghanistan haven't been easy for Joe Biden. The new president was flying high early in the summer of 2021, the American electorate largely approving of Biden's performance and giving him high marks for his handling of the economy…

Asharq Al-Awsat

One year after Afghan war, Biden struggles to find footing

The nearly 12 months since the chaotic end to the U.S. war in Afghanistan haven’t been easy for Joe Biden

The Independent UK

Islamic communities fearful after 4 killings in Albuquerque

The killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are sending fear through Muslim communities across the U.S. First was the death of a Muslim man from Afghanistan late last year

The Independent UK

A year after Taliban's return, some women fight for lost freedoms

Monesa Mubarez is not going to give up the rights she and other Afghan women won during 20 years of Western-backed rule easily.

Reuters

Inside a TV news station determined to report facts in the Taliban's Afghanistan

Once a mortal threat, the Taliban have let Afghanistan's leading news channel stand. But every day is a struggle for the journalists who still work there.

WEKU

Pakistani militant with $3 million US bounty killed in Afghanistan - sources

A senior Pakistani militant with $3 million U.S. bounty on his head has been killed along with three aides in neighbouring Afghanistan, three militant commanders and an intelligence official said on Monday.

Reuters

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Ireland vs Afghanistan LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Afghanistan in Ireland 2022

Follow all the action from Civil Service Cricket Club

Liverpool Echo

BBC's Freddie Flintoff 'can't stop smiling' after protégé granted asylum

Adnan Miakhel fled Afghanistan and showcased his talents on the cricketer's Field of Dreams programme

The Independent UK

Shiite Muslims in Mideast mark solemn holy day of Ashorua

Millions of Shiite Muslims, from Iran to Afghanistan and Pakistan, are marking the festival of Ashoura

Daily Mirror

Soldier who shot dead three unarmed men treated as 'returning hero' by Taliban

The source said: "The person I met is a dangerous terrorist, a dangerous man. He is not repentant, not regretful. He is a threat, he can cause harm to the world. He should not have been released.”

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistani Militant Leader Killed in Afghanistan

A late night roadside bombing in eastern Afghanistan struck a vehicle carrying members of the Pakistani Taliban group, killing a senior leader and three other militants, several Pakistani officials and militant figures said Monday. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the Sunday night killing of Abdul Wali, also widely known…

Daily Mirror

Freddie Flintoff protege Adnan set for Lancashire berth after being granted asylum

Afghanistan refugee Adnan Miakhel was showcased on Freddie Flintoff's BBC series 'Field of Dreams' and is hoping to pursue a cricket career after being granted asylum

WEKU

Hamid Karzai stays on in Afghanistan — hoping for the best, but unable to leave

When the Taliban reclaimed Kabul last August, the U.S.-backed government collapsed and hundreds of thousands of Afghans fled the country. Former president Hamid Karzai was not one of them.

The Independent UK

One year after Afghanistan, spy agencies pivot toward China

A year has passed since President Joe Biden ended the war in Afghanistan

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Hekmatullah living as ‘hero’ in Kabul, Barilaro at inquiry, Australia’s best musicals

Monday: Rogue Afghan soldier who killed three unarmed diggers welcomed back by Taliban. Plus: the best Australian musicals, ranked

The Guardian - AU

‘I will continue killing foreigners’: soldier who shot dead unarmed Australians treated as ‘returning hero’ by Taliban

Exclusive: Hekmatullah, who killed three Australian soldiers, is living in a heavily protected luxury Kabul home after being freed from prison

The Guardian - UK

‘Cricket is everything’: Adnan Miakhel’s England dreams alive as asylum granted

Talented teenager who escaped militia fighters in Afghanistan caught Freddie Flintoff’s attention during BBC series

1 … 197 198 199 200

People

Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff

Muhammad Afzaal Hussain

17 stories

Ollie Hoare

16 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.