Afghanistan

Caption: The Taliban are back in control of the country, and any hope that they would govern more pragmatically than in the past has been dashed. Photo: Reuters
Asia

Taliban delegation visits Japan in rare trip outside region

The Afghan delegation left Kabul on Saturday, in a visit that local media said would last one week and included officials from the higher education, foreign affairs, and economy ministries

FILE PHOTO: A man rides a bike in front of the Bank of Afghanistan in Kabul, Afghanistan October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
Global Economy

Afghanistan's central bank to inject $25m to keep local currency stable

An exterior view of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands, March 31, 2021. File Photo: Reuters
South Asia

Taliban reject ICC arrest warrant as 'politically motivated'

US President Donald Trump attends the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena on the inauguration day of his second presidential term, in Washington, US January 20, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria
South Asia

Afghans in Pakistan awaiting US resettlement feel betrayal after Trump order

Taliban security personnel stand guard at the police headquarters in Ghazni on January 19, 2025. File Photo: AFP
World+Biz

Afghan Taliban member freed from US custody in exchange for two Americans, Kabul says

A Taliban security personnel keeps watch from a helicopter two days after air strikes by Pakistan in the Barmal district of eastern Paktika province on Dec. 26, 2024. Photo: AFP
South Asia

Afghan Taliban forces target 'several points' in Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes

A screengrab showing the location of airstrikes against alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan fighters in the Barmal district of Paktika, Afghanistan. Source: Google Maps
Middle East

Airstrikes target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia February 14, 2022. Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo
Europe

Russia pledges broader Afghanistan ties, says US should help rebuild

Afghan women arrive to receive assistance from a World Food Program (WFP) distribution centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 21, 2024. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib/File Photo
World+Biz

Top EU court rules gender, nationality enough for Afghan women to be granted asylum

US actress Meryl Streep speaks at an event on ‘The Inclusion of Women in the Future of Afghanistan’ on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City on 23 September. Photo: X / United Nations
World+Biz

Cats have more freedom than Afghan women: Meryl Streep

Afhgani women studying in the United Kingdom. Photo BSS/AFP
Europe

Afghan women continue medical studies in Scotland after Taliban ban

Taliban authorities say they have mostly crushed the group, even as it continues to carry out attacks in Afghanistan. Photo: AFP
World+Biz

14 killed in attack in Afghanistan claimed by IS

FILE PHOTO: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk holds a press conference in Guatemala City, Guatemala July 19, 2024. REUTERS/Cristina Chiquin/File Photo
World+Biz

UN rights chief calls for repeal of Afghan law turning women into 'shadows'