The Latest Breaking News from Kabul

Salar Sayed doesn't want to talk. "I am heartbroken right now," says the Kabul-born ticketing agent sitting behind his Lajpat Nagar desk in south Delhi. It's the noon after Afghanistan lost to Australia in the World Cup, and Afghan expatriates like him are still in mourning. They are agonising over…

It's estimated that nearly 300,000 Afghan migrants have fled Pakistan since the start of October. This comes after the Pakistani government announced that the 1.7 million Afghans it says are living illegally in the country had just one month to leave. The decision has left thousands of Afghans, some of…

Attacks against Afghanistan’s historically oppressed Shia Hazara community are rising.

Dear God, did you read about that gang shootout in an old people’s home in east London the other day? Maybe you did not, because it was weirdly under-reported in the news but… horrible. Just horrible. Tons of shots fired. Loads of people dead. “I peed myself four or five…

Pakistan says most Afghans have left voluntarily, a claim rejected by Kabul which calls Pakistani action ‘humiliating’.

Shakira Aslami’s family is among thousands fearing an uncertain future as Pakistan cracks down on undocumented migrants.

A major joint investigation has uncovered shocking evidence that Afghan soldiers who were trained, paid and worked ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ with UK forces have been denied relocation to Britain and left to face torture and death

The long read: I was 10 years old in 1992 when Kabul was bombarded by warring forces, and life became a cycle of hunger, fear and horror. Then as now, children bear the brunt of war

From Kabul to Melbourne, millions are celebrating Afghanistan’s stunning performance. It’s about more than just cricket

Kabul's skies were illuminated by fireworks and celebratory gunfire as Afghans rejoiced in their remarkable eight-wicket victory over Pakistan in the ICC World Cup, marking a rare moment of public jubilation.

Afghan quake kills 2,000; Indian woman Asma, husband and daughter flee home in fear. Asma called Indian embassy in Kabul for help. She married Afghan man in India and they lived happily until Taliban overthrew govt. Asma, family living in tent, out of money & scared of tremors. Hopes Indian…