Afghanistan

A new earthquake has hit western Afghanistan – several days after two large tremors in the region killed more than 1,000 people. The US Geological Survey (USGS) says the magnitude …

Over 300 Hundred people are feared dead after a powerful earthquake hit western Afghanistan, near the Iranian border. Some estimates put the death toll much higher. The 6.3 magnitude quake …

The administration of US President Joe Biden has defended its decision to pull American troops out of Afghanistan, but said the 2021 withdrawal highlighted that Washington must better prepare for …

The Taliban governor of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province has been killed in an explosion in his office. Mohammad Dawood Muzammil is the most senior official to be killed since the …

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to hold talks in Moscow on Friday amid the crisis unfolding in Afghanistan and as Russia’s treatment of …

KABUL: The president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, fled Kabul on Sunday as Afghans and foreign embassy staff rushed to leave the capital after the Taliban said it would enter the …

Fighting between government forces and the Taliban has continued in the outskirts of the key city of Kandahar, as the group attacked police stations and warned residents to leave their …

A nine-member Taliban delegation is on a two-day visit to China where they met the foreign minister for talks on the peace process and security issues, the group said on …

The withdrawal of US-led forces from Afghanistan has fueled record levels of violence, as fighting rages on between the Afghan government forces and Taliban. A new report by the United …

More than a dozen diplomatic missions in Afghanistan called Monday for “an urgent end” to the Taliban’s ruthless military offensive, saying it was at odds with claims they want a …