'The school is like a light for me:' The secret classrooms giving Afghan girls a chance to learn despite Taliban rules
Parasto Hakim was startled by a knock at the front gates. Heart pounding, she opened the door to find several Taliban members demanding to check if she was breaking any rules. She was. This was a secret school, set up to teach girls in Afghanistan despite a ban by the militant group.
2023-10-05 17:58
Pakistan orders Afghan asylum seekers out of country by November
The declaration comes just days after a blast in a border town killed at least 50 people.
2023-10-04 13:49
Games-Afghanistan women's volleyball team fumes at training conditions in Hangzhou
By Ian Ransom HANGZHOU, China The Afghanistan women's volleyball team has lamented training conditions at the Asian Games
2023-09-24 18:53
US military to conduct additional interviews with witnesses of Kabul airport bombing
The senior US general for the Middle East has ordered additional interviews be conducted regarding the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed 13 US service members during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US military announced Friday.
2023-09-16 04:21
Taliban welcomes China's new ambassador to Afghanistan in lavish ceremony
The Taliban has welcomed Zhao Sheng as China's new ambassador to Afghanistan during a lavish ceremony held at the presidential palace in Kabul on Wednesday.
2023-09-14 14:15
Afghanistan: Taliban welcome first Chinese ambassador since takeover
Afghanistan's leaders say it's a sign for other nations to establish relations with its government.
2023-09-14 13:59
Tory MP Ellwood quits Commons post after Afghanistan row
Defence Committee chair Tobias Ellwood was facing pressure after comments about the Taliban's rule.
2023-09-14 00:46
Scots aid worker charity in bid to help 20 Afghan students
The Western Isles' Linda Norgrove Foundation hopes to get the 20 women to Scotland.
2023-09-10 16:57
Afghan artist hopes to follow his portraits of late Queen to NI
Noor Arzhang fled Afghanistan and hopes to come to Belfast, where his paintings have been displayed.
2023-09-09 14:51
UN forced to cut food assistance from 10 million Afghans
As of September, 10 million Afghans have lost assistance from the World Food Programme this year, the organization announced this week.
2023-09-06 06:27
Afghan interpreter's anger over son's visa denial
Sajid, who worked for the UK armed forces, says he cannot be reunited with his three-year-old son.
2023-09-02 23:28
Afghans in US struggle with uncertainty while congressional reforms stall
By Josephine Walker WASHINGTON Farzana Jamalzada fled Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in August 2021, fearful that her
2023-09-01 18:23