The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

The Taliban may not like Peaky Blinders, but its Afghan fans are part of a long history of cultural engagement with the world

The Taliban’s morality police recently summoned four young men in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan for a “rehabilitation programme”. Their offence: “imitating actors” and “promoting foreign culture”. The young men had formed what they called the “Thomas Shelby Group”, after Cillian Murphy’s character in the popular TV drama…

The Conversation · Dec 24, 2025

The powerful stories that won awards and changed lives in 2025

In this week’s newsletter: human stories of the climate crisis; an investigation into EU-funded migrant abuse; and Afghanistan’s women under the Taliban

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2025

Once hailed as heroes, Afghans fear deportation under Trump

The very same immigrants welcomed to the US after risking their lives to fight the Taliban now fear detention or worse

The Guardian - US · Dec 23, 2025

Which countries people are fleeing from – and why

The US government halted all applications for green cards, citizenship and asylum from 19 mostly African and Middle Eastern countries on December 2. This move came a week after President Donald Trump announced he would “permanently pause migration” from all “third-world countries” after two national guard members in Washington were…

The Conversation · Dec 17, 2025

Millions facing acute food insecurity in Afghanistan as winter looms, UN warns

The leading international authority on hunger crises and the U.N. food aid agency are warning that more than 17 million people in Afghanistan are facing crisis levels of hunger in the coming winter months

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025

With new memoir, Tom Freston hopes to show young people there are multiple paths to success

Tom Freston could tell endless stories about the formative days of MTV and late nights with rock stars

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025

Iran hosts regional talks on Afghanistan, but Kabul stays away

A regional meeting hosted by Iran on Afghanistan underscored calls for lifting sanctions and strengthening regional cooperation, even as Afghanistan itself did not attend

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025

‘They fought for American values’: Afghan immigrants and advocates push back against Trump crackdown

The US has been punishing ‘an entire group’ since the arrest of an Afghan in the shooting of two national guard troops

The Guardian - US · Dec 13, 2025

US agents increasingly arresting Afghan asylum seekers, lawyers say: ‘A huge chilling effect’

Lawyers say people ‘don’t feel safe to leave their home’ as officials target recent arrivals and those awaiting hearings

The Guardian - US · Dec 12, 2025

Afghan polio survivor's sock factory provides hope by employing disabled workers

A childhood polio survivor in Afghanistan has set up a small sock factory that employs other disabled people

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025