Afghanistan

Many people crossing reported pressure from authorities or even arrest and deportation. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

'Emergency' at Afghan border as migrant returns from Iran surge ahead of deadline

The UN migration agency IOM said more than 250,000 Afghans returned from Iran in June

People walk across Red Square near St Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower in central Moscow, Russia September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Europe

Russia accepts Taliban's nominated ambassador to Moscow

File Photo: Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar speaks during a press conference in Islamabad. Photo: AFP/File
South Asia

Pakistan to upgrade diplomatic ties with Afghanistan in easing of tensions

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

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