The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

A bill to expand coverage for vets affected by toxic exposure doesn’t cover some of the illnesses that women get

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan dissolved five key departments of the former U.S.-backed government, including the country's Human Rights Commission, deeming them unnecessary in the face of a financial crunch, an official said on Monday.

The main worry now is about how to manage a China that is attempting to consolidate the region under its influence

A 26-year-old Afghan man is charged with endangering his child’s life by taking him on a dinghy that capsized.

On same day as meet, OIC issues statement criticising delimitation in J&K, earning MEA’s ire

From civil servants, teachers and doctors to journalists and business owners, loss of female workers under the Taliban has already cost the economy $1bn

Pakistani officials say a suicide bombing near a security forces vehicle has killed three soldiers and three children in the northwest near the border with Afghanistan

A suicide bombing near a security forces vehicle killed three soldiers and three children in northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, while gunmen shot dead two minority Sikhs in Peshawar, officials said Sunday. A military statement said the suicide bomber triggered his explosives-laden vest near a vehicle on security…

Jan Hawkins lost her son Alex in an explosion in Afghanistan in 2007, and now his younger brother Nigel - who served alongside Prince Harry - has died after struggling with PTSD

Shabnam Nishat's mum has been in hiding in Afghanistan since thousands of troops were dispatched to Kabul to rescue UK nationals and Afghan allies from the Taliban advance

With anger over misogyny in the Australian parliament, women's rights have dominated the election campaign as Australia heads to the polls later this month with a record number of female candidates standing as independents. Also the Taliban has ordered women in Afghanistan to cover their faces when in public while…