The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Afghan asylum seekers say they're trapped in an Australian immigration system that won't settle boat people, and can't go home for fear of persecution.

ISKP, an Afghanistan affiliate of ISIL (ISIS), had claimed responsibility for deadly attack on Kabul airport last year.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

A few years back I witnessed extreme humanitarian need across Afghanistan. One of Asia's poorest countries, millions of people were living below the poverty line. It was heartbreaking to see first-hand the impacts of one the highest child mortality rates in the world. To witness one of the most disaster-prone…

Since last fall, more than 1,890 Afghans have made Illinois their new home, and another wave is expected to arrive in the Chicago area in February, officials say.

Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021

A letter sent to Angelina Jolie detailed the rights that are being taken away from women in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country.

Ben Roberts-Smith's lawyer has accused a witness of trying to throw the war hero under a proverbial bus after a clarification emerged in the Federal Court.

The horror of war, one of humankind’s worst afflictions, is often summed up by the number of a nation’s soldiers killed, and here are examples: the war in Korea, 33,643 American military deaths; Vietnam, 58,220; Iraq, 4,550; and Afghanistan, 2,448.

As temperatures fall below freezing, children as young as four trying to make a living on the Afghan capital’s streets are all that stand between their family and starvation

While the gains from engaging Central Asia may be minimal, non-engagement could be costly