The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 8, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Aug 8, 2022

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.

WEKU · Aug 8, 2022

‘They beat girls just for smiling’: life in Afghanistan one year after the Taliban’s return

Despite their promises of peace and stability, the country is on its knees, and its people are desperate

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2022

Photographer Fatimah Hossaini: ‘In Kabul, there was so much hope and desire’

The Afghan-Iranian artist narrowly escaped from Kabul to Paris last August, as the Taliban took over. She talks about the terror of that time, why she still longs for home, and her work photographing Afghan women in exile

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2022

‘Shameful’: Afghans who helped UK abandoned to a life of fear under the Taliban

Home Office accused of failing to ensure safety of thousands including teachers and translators

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2022

Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda head who spread terror and violence around the world

Al-Zawahiri pioneered a brand of terrorism that prized spectacular attacks and later took up leadership after the death of Osama Bin Laden

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2022

British MI6 agent helped USA kill al-Qaeda leader behind 9/11 attacks in missile strike

An Afghanistan-based MI6 agent supplied information to help locate 71-year-old al-Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri. He was assassinated in a CIA drone strike on Sunday

Daily Mirror · Aug 6, 2022

Bomb blast in Kabul kills eight, injures more than 20

A bomb blast in a busy shopping street in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least eight people and injured 22, hospital officials and witnesses said.

Reuters · Aug 6, 2022

A former Marine details the chaotic exit from Afghanistan — and how we should mark it

As the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan last year, Marine Corps veteran Elliot Ackerman was frantically rebuilding a network of old allies to help desperate Afghans escape.

WEKU · Aug 6, 2022