The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

The chief Taliban spokesman says the Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat

Iqra, an Indian citizen, was jolted out of a holiday with her Afghan husband and their daughter when bombs and gunfire erupted in Herat. Despite applying for an Emergency Visa, her husband has not been granted one due to India's restricted visa policy. This has left Iqra and her family…

I left Kabul after the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan in 2021. As a female journalist in exile, I’m learning what it means to help my country from afar

Exclusive: Two years on from the Taliban takeover, one of the first Afghan families to arrive in the UK by small boat remains in Home Office limbo, as Nicola Kelly reports

Letter: Just 25% of the $3.23bn needed for the UN humanitarian response plan has been raised. Women and girls will be hit worst by this shortfall

Exclusive: Air force lieutenant expected a ‘warm welcome of British officials’ when he arrived in UK on a small boat last year but was instead told he would be deported

Musicians and artists are living in a state of terror. Can the country’s identity as a ‘crossroads of cultures’ survive a policy of strict repression?

No adequate answers from government – as military and political leaders line up to demand PM honours ‘debt’ to brave Afghans who fought Taliban

Aid agencies, MPs and a former diplomat have encouraged the UK Government to continue efforts to support Afghan refugees.