On October 30, 2025, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, in his report to the U.N. General

Afghanistan under Taliban rule is a world few outsiders truly understand. Travel guides rarely reveal the risks, restrictions, and realities that visitors face. From checkpoints to cultural rules, navigating the country requires caution and insight.

Report. Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Pakistan's influence in Afghanistan rested on longstanding ties with Afghan insurgents, cross-border sanctuaries for proxies and a security establishment that believed

The entrepreneur Roya Mahboob is building off-line apps, underground networks and a global robotics team to educate Afghan girls unable to attend school.

The United Nations says the return of millions of Afghan nationals is putting extreme pressure on struggling communities.

Attempts to impose rapid change from outside have repeatedly failed. International actors must not substitute Afghan agency, but enable it.

Hundreds of Taliban fighters have taken over several villages in the same southern Afghanistan province where about 400 Taliban militants recently escaped from prison, local officials and police said.

India and Afghanistan plan to soon launch cargo flights as Kabul seeks to counter Pakistan’s move to block trade by closing the border. New Delhi said this will ‘significantly enhance’ connectivity and ‘strengthen’ trade and commercial ties between the two nations.

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban government on Wednesday rejected reports of a nationwide internet ban in Afghanistan, saying old fiber optic cables are worn out and are being replaced. The announcement was the Taliban's first public statement on a communications ...