The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Analysts say talks between Taliban and US and European officials imply a ‘de facto’ recognition of the Taliban gov’t.

The new restaurant run by two women offers Afghan cuisine attracting refugees as well as the local population.

Charlotte Bellis, a journalist, says she was forced to return to Afghanistan after her application was met with ‘clauses and technicalities and confusion’

President Joe Biden is preparing to host the ruling leader of Qatar at the White House as the West faces the prospect of a European energy crunch if Russia further invades Ukraine

The reporter said it is ‘brutally ironic’ that the Taliban have assured her she would be safe

A pregnant New Zealand journalist stranded overseas due to COVID-19 border restrictions is urging the NZ government to find a way to help women like her, saying she went public because her lawyer had represented 30 women who had been through it before.

The United Nations secretary-general says the world body has received “credible allegations” that more than 100 former members of the Afghan government, its security forces and those who worked with international troops have been killed since the Taliban takeover of the country on Aug. 15

President Joe Biden is calling for the release of U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, who was taken hostage in Afghanistan nearly two years ago

Frerich’s younger sister Charlene Cakora, who lives in Lombard, has been waging a campaign for her brother’s freedom, fearing he will be forgotten.