Afghanistan

A general view of the green zone in Kabul, Afghanistan. File photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani
Middle East

Kabul says ready for 'dialogue' with US on Afghan refugees

Citing an improved security situation in Afghanistan, Washington announced Monday that the temporary protected status (TPS) designation for Afghanistan would expire on May 20 and the termination...

A stock image of a man playing chess in a tournament in Kandahar in June 2022. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Taliban suspends chess in Afghanistan over gambling concerns

The Taliban's call to preserve Afghanistan's heritage had been met with initial scepticism following their destructive first rule. Photo: Wakil Koshar/AFP
World+Biz

From destroyers to guardians? Taliban now vow to protect Afghanistan’s ancient relics

Nearly three million Afghans live in Pakistan, many having been there for decades, after fleeing successive conflicts in their country and following the Taliban's return to power in Kabul in 2021. Photo: Collected
South Asia

Nearly 60,000 Afghans return from Pakistan in two weeks: IOM

Afghan citizens wait with their belongings to cross into Afghanistan, after Pakistan gives the last warning to undocumented immigrants to leave, at the Friendship Gate of Chaman Border Crossing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border in Balochistan Province, in Chaman, Pakistan October 31, 2023. File Photo: REUTERS/Abdul Khaliq Achakzai
South Asia

Pakistan expels thousands of Afghan nationals in fresh drive, says UNHCR

Muhammad Rahim, 35, a driver and father of two, who was born in Karachi in an Afghan family, sits with his family in a pickup van as they prepare to return home, after Pakistan gave last warning to undocumented migrants to leave, at a bus stop in Karachi, Pakistan October 29, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
World+Biz

New Trump travel ban could bar Afghans, Pakistanis soon, sources say

People move past parked trucks loaded with supplies at the Torkham border crossing following the closure of the border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Shahid Shinwari
South Asia

Pakistani, Afghan security forces clash at closed main border crossing

Map of Afghanistan. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Heavy snowfall and rain kill 36 in 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

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