The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

The U.S. and British governments, as well as a family member, say Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have detained several British citizens and an American

The World Bank's management has approved a plan to use some $1 billion in a frozen Afghanistan trust fund for education, agriculture, health and family programs, according to a bank paper and two sources, in what would be a major boost to efforts to ease the country's worsening humanitarian and…

ZABUL, Afghanistan: A five-year-old boy trapped for three days down a remote Afghan village well died moments after being pulled out alive, officials said Friday.

Because the Taliban have been designated as "terrorists", it is possible for the United States not only to embargo American aid and trade to Afghanistan, but also to block or at least seriously hinder efforts by other countries to send humanitarian aid. As a result, more than half the country's…

Pakistan and Afghanistan are the last countries where polio remains endemic.

DHAKA: The entire touring Afghanistan team and support staff on Thursday tested negative for COVID-19 after being hit by the virus days ahead of the white-ball series against Bangladesh.

UNHCR criticises Danish asylum policies as Syrians and Afghans fear being told they cannot remain in the country.

Microsoft Corp co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates visited Pakistan on Thursday, meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan and saying polio eradication could be possible in coming years in one of the last two countries of the world where the virus is endemic.

ZABUL, Afghanistan: Rescuers were desperately scrambling Thursday to reach a nine-year-old boy trapped for two days down a well in a remote southern Afghan village.