The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

More than 230,000 Afghans left Iran in June, most of them deported, as returns surge ahead of a deadline set by Tehran, the United Nations migration agency said on Monday.

Against a backdrop of ongoing international isolation, Afghanistan is quietly emerging as an unlikely destination for adventurous tourists, with visitors arriving by diverse means, from planes and motorbikes to camper vans and even bicycles. Solo travellers and organised tour groups are gradually venturing into a country that, until recently, was…

Their baby’s crying brings on PTSD for Kenny, a former sniper in Afghanistan, and Kerry is beset by her own dark secret. Can love keep them together?

US bombing increases fears for man’s parents and sister, who won tribunal ruling that they had right to live in UK

The two wars launched under the Bush administration, Iraq and Afghanistan, cost thousands of American lives and reshaped the world. Now the possibility of a repeat in Iran has lawmakers on all sides concerned

‘Profound concern’ as administration says Afghanistan safe to return to despite dangers posed by Taliban regime

'It's with great emotion that I am preparing to defend my title' says Fariba Hashimi, who will line up in French Federation-organised race later this month

Israel is the main source of terror and instability in the Middle East. But the west continually turns away from this reality, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Pakistan navigates tense diplomacy amid Israel-Iran conflict, fearing secessionist and strategic fallout.