News Afghanistan: CSTO to Hold ‘Frontier 2026’ Military Drills Near Afghanistan’s Southern Borders
CSTO member states will hold the "Frontier 2026" military exercises in Kazakhstan, focusing on joint border security operations amid ongoing.
News Afghanistan: UNICEF Warns 4.9 Million Women and Children in Afghanistan Face Acute Malnutrition in 2026
UNICEF says 4.9 million women and children in Afghanistan will need treatment for acute malnutrition in 2026 as hunger, deportations.
News Afghanistan: Teenage girl shows gut-wrenching reality of trying to get divorced in Afghanistan
Divorce laws under Taliban rule in Afghanistan heavily favour men, making it difficult for women to leave their marriages.
News Afghanistan: Taliban minister says mineral-rich Afghanistan open to US investments in new pitch for bilateral ties
Relations between Afghanistan and US should not be assessed through the lens of the past 20 years of war, but rather on the basis of future co-operation, says Taliban minister ...
News Afghanistan: Five years after the Taliban won, Afghanistan is still losing
In the five years since the chaotic US withdrawal, Afghanistan has become home to one of the worldâs worst human rights and humanitarian emergencies.
News Afghanistan: Afghanistan-India T20I series could see major schedule change
Under the proposed schedule, the three matches would be played on September 11, 13 and 14, instead of the originally scheduled September 13, 15 and 17.
News Afghanistan: People’s Tribunal To Consider Dire Situation Of Women In Afghanistan
On July 31, 2025, a coalition of civil society organizations announced the launch of the People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan, an initiative to address the impunity for the dire situation of ...
News Afghanistan: Taliban claims five years of peace in Afghanistan – but women and girls face oppression
The militant Islamist regime has introduced a series of oppressive laws restricting rights for women and girls.
News Afghanistan: Eight core human rights Afghanistan's women have lost since Taliban takeover
UN Women has outlined the rights that women have lost following the fifth anniversary of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
News Afghanistan: They fought for the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now they worry about losing their green cards
When the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan five years ago, thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. troops were brought here to rebuild their lives. But now, some fear the U.S. may want to send them back.
News Afghanistan: Armed clashes between Afghan tribes over disputed area continue for fourth day
Armed clashes between two Afghan tribes over a disputed mountainous area on the Khost-Paktia border entered the fourth day, with Taliban forces deployed to prevent further escalation.
News Afghanistan: Tribal Clashes Over Mountain Ownership Enter 4th Day Along Khost-Paktika Border
Tribal clashes over mountain ownership between communities from Afghanistan’s Khost and Paktika provinces enter a fourth day, with heavy.
News Afghanistan: Ghor women turn tailoring, embroidery into family lifelines
Mahtab, a woman who lost her husband in a landmine explosion eight years ago, has found a way to support her four children by learning tailoring and embroidery.
News Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s child deaths are rising as food distributions face cuts, U.N. says
Child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan’s provinces and is expected to worsen as funding shortfalls force cuts in food distributions and other support, the U.N. World Food Program said.
News Afghanistan: Afghanistan: 5 Years Under Taliban Rule
August 15, 2026 will mark five years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. Over the last five years, the Taliban’s increasingly draconian policies have made Afghanistan one of the world’s gravest human rights crises, particularly for women and girls.
News Afghanistan: Ireland vs Afghanistan 1st ODI Preview: New Eras Begin in Belfast
Ireland and Afghanistan begin a five-match ODI series in Belfast as both teams look to build momentum with evolving squads.
News Afghanistan: Afghanistan humanitarian crisis has intensified since Taliban’s return to power, rights group reports
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday reported that in the five years since the Taliban's resurgence, the group has fostered a hostile environment and spurred one of the world's worst human rights ...
News Afghanistan: What I saw in a week on the front line of Afghanistan’s hunger crisis
As Country Director for Afghanistan with Action Against Hunger, I travelled to Helmand for a long-awaited field visit.
