The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

A Deadly Attack Sparks Broad Punishment for Innocent Afghans

The administration is using an isolated act of violence to justify sweeping crackdowns on refugees and wartime allies who were already thoroughly vetted.

Reason · Dec 4, 2025

Taliban Orders 13-Year-Old Afghan Teen to Shoot Family's Killer as Massive Crowd of 80,000 Watches

Details of a public execution in Khost, Afghanistan, where Taliban officials made a 13-year-old kill his family's murderer in front of 80,000 spectators in a stadium, highlighting Afghanistan's justice practices.

International Business Times UK · Dec 4, 2025

Suspected DC National Guard shooter may have carried out attack after being blackmailed by Taliban, bombshell report claims

Officials are reportedly probing whether the National Guard shooting suspect was among Afghans who have faced retribution for previously collaborating with U.S. forces in Afghanistan

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025

Trump administration pauses all immigration applications from 19 non-European countries

Pause, including Afghanistan and Somalia, indicates plan to tie US security to increased focus on legal immigration

The Guardian - US · Dec 3, 2025

Gunmen kill a government official and 3 others after vehicle ambush in northwestern Pakistan

Officials say suspected militants have ambushed a vehicle carrying a government administrator in northwest Pakistan, killing him, two of his guards and a passerby

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers carry out public execution in sports stadium

The man had been convicted of killing 13 members of a family, including children, and was executed by one of their relatives, according to police.

Euronews · Dec 2, 2025

Taliban makes 13-year-old boy execute convicted murderer in stadium spectacle attended by 80,000

Huge crowds of men gathered at a sports stadium in Khost to witness in the “inhuman and cruel” spectacle

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025

Asylum seekers across US in limbo over Trump’s policy reversals: ‘devastating’

US paused asylum decisions, halted Afghan visas, and will review green card requests after national guard shooting

The Guardian - US · Dec 2, 2025

US toughens immigration policies after National Guard shooting - Roll Call

The Trump administration moved to restrict immigration after an Afghan national shot two members of the National Guard in D.C.

Roll Call · Dec 1, 2025

Afghan families express concerns over SAS soldiers ‘refusing to give evidence’

A senior officer told a closed hearing that the director of UK special forces made a ‘conscious decision’ to cover up potential war crimes.

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025