The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

At least 1,000 killed after magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked remote parts of Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan.

The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday hit 1,000, disaster management officials said, with more than 600 injured and the toll expected to grow as information trickles in from remote mountain villages.

Afghanistan veteran Collin Reeves was today jailed for a minimum of 38 years for stabbing neighbours Stephen and Jennifer Chapple to death at their home in Somerset

The Taliban have released several British citizens who were detained in Afghanistan after an agreement was reached between the two countries, Taliban and UK officials said Monday. The detainees were released Sunday following a series of meetings between Afghan and British officials, said Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban government,…

Friends and family of Peter Jouvenal, a journalist and businessman, said he was among those released.

Foreign Office diplomats secured their freedom but sources say nothing was given in return except an apology

The Trump-backed waiver allows sanctioned Taliban leaders to travel abroad for negotiations.

At least 10 people, including children, have been wounded after a crowded market in Afghanistan was attacked on Monday.

Five British nationals were released from detention, with the Foreign Office saying the UK Government ‘regrets this episode’.