Afghan War
FO spokesperson says return of refugees is due because Afghanistan is peaceful and under control of one de-facto govt.
Updated 15 Apr, 2025 12:01am
Serial numbers on weapons indicate they were supplied to Afghan forces before Taliban takeover, Washington Post reports.
Updated 14 Apr, 2025 10:52pm
UN's health agency says 167 operations have already closed due to a lack of financial support.
Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:05pm
Scale of outfit’s attacks in Pakistan has increased significantly, according to report by UNSC-formed monitoring team.
Published 15 Feb, 2025 08:05am
Engaging with the Taliban on what is required by the international community for them to be formally recognised is perhaps the only way forward.
Published 11 Feb, 2025 11:01am
Over 6 million people eating one or two meals a day, says WFP Country Director Hsiao-Wei Lee.
Published 27 Jan, 2025 05:53pm
Woodward’s book reveals Biden’s advice was repeatedly ignored, yet US support for Israel remained firm.
Updated 21 Oct, 2024 09:43am
After the sudden shift to Sharia law under the first Taliban regime was met with Western backlash, Afghanistan’s rulers are now moving gradually to tighten their hold.
Published 25 Sep, 2024 10:22am
“Day by day, they are trying to erase women from society,” says 37-year-old housewife in Kabul; UAE accepts Taliban government ambassador.
Published 23 Aug, 2024 07:18pm
Political slogans, statements are banned on field of play, podiums.
Published 10 Aug, 2024 09:10pm
Monitoring report details Hibatullah Akhundzada’s efforts to consolidate power, lifts veil from intrigues within Taliban ranks.
Updated 13 Jul, 2024 08:21am
Three years after Taliban takeover, 25,000 Afghans approved for relocation to US are still living in Pakistan, says FO
Updated 11 Jul, 2024 05:13pm
UN says 52pc PoR cardholders in KP, over 315,000 in Balochistan, 1,950,000 in Punjab, 75,000 in Sindh, 40,000 in Islamabad.
Updated 10 Jul, 2024 07:19pm
“Afghanistan has come out of isolation” says Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid; prisoner exchange with US discussed.
Published 03 Jul, 2024 10:31pm
Interior ministry says five districts of Baghlan province have been hit by severe flooding.
Published 10 May, 2024 09:43pm
The targeted convoy was on its way to destroy illegal poppy plants.
Published 08 May, 2024 07:08pm
Several days of protests see two people killed, officials say authorities will meet with relatives and make a decision over compensation for their deaths.
Published 07 May, 2024 07:24pm
Explosion targets group waiting outside New Kabul Bank branch in central Kandahar city.
Published 21 Mar, 2024 04:38pm
Afghanistan is among the worst countries in the world for deaths in childbirth, “with one woman dying every two hours”, says UN.
Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:52am
Only 175 people have been resettled in the first six months of 2023, according to the Migration Observatory.
Updated 01 Dec, 2023 09:36am
“After the explosion, a large number of martyrs and injured people were transferred to the hospital,” says local resident.
Updated 13 Oct, 2023 09:28pm
Embassy statement says it had been “increasingly challenging” to continue operations due to cuts in staff and resources.
Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:17pm
China’s previous ambassador to Afghanistan, Wang Yu, took up the role in 2019 and finished his tenure last month.
Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:55pm
Gen McKenzie says he regrets US evacuation from Afghanistan, terms it "wrong decision".
Updated 13 Sep, 2023 09:22am
“In most instances, individuals were detained by de facto security forces, often briefly, before being killed,” UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan says.
Updated 23 Aug, 2023 07:58am
Authorities say "no invader will be allowed to threaten independence and freedom" of the country; Afghan women express fear over loss of rights.
Published 15 Aug, 2023 12:27pm
“Promoting music causes moral corruption and playing it will cause the youth to go astray,” said Aziz al-Rahman al-Muhajir, head of the Herat department.
Published 30 Jul, 2023 11:08pm
Afghan Taliban spokesman dismisses report as “full of prejudice".
Published 11 Jun, 2023 06:52pm
Judge says Ben Roberts-Smith was “not an honest and reliable witness in … many areas” and a bully toward other Australian soldiers.
Published 06 Jun, 2023 07:02am
Protester says any discussion of formal recognition “will give the Taliban motivation”.
Published 29 Apr, 2023 09:12pm
