#Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Perched high above the southern edge of Kabul’s old city, the imposing fortress of Bala Hissar has endured centuries of invasions, uprisings and conflict that scarred Afghanistan and left the citadel crumbling.

The imposing fortress of Bala Hissar in the Afghan capital Kabul has endured centuries of upheaval and war

The imposing fortress of Bala Hissar in the Afghan capital Kabul has endured centuries of upheaval and war.

Afghanistan stands at a “difficult crossroad” more than five years after the Taliban returned to power, a senior UN official said on Friday. Relative stability and security are being undercut by a fragile economy, sweeping curbs on rights and acute…

The plan has triggered alarm among advocates for Afghans, who warn that the proposal could lead to the deportation of Afghans who could be persecuted by the Taliban.

The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is worsening, particularly in the southwestern city of Taiz, which is being encircled by paramilitary Iran-backed Houthi forces.

The Trump administration plans to deport Afghans detained in the U.S. back to Afghanistan via Pakistan.

Afghans face ‘grave’ consequences in Taliban-controlled home country under first large-scale removal scheme, aid groups say

In years gone by, Afghanistan’s poppy fields produced about 80% of the world’s opium, used in the manufacture of morphine as well as heroin.

Opium production in Afghanistan has risen fivefold in a year. According to a UN survey released on Thursday, it’s the first significant increase since the Taliban banned poppy cultivation in 2022.

Pakistan has urged Afghanistan’s Taliban government to take verifiable action against militants it says operate from Afghan territory, rejecting Kabul’s accusation that Islamabad was shifting blame for its own security failures

Pakistan has urged Afghanistan’s Taliban government to take verifiable action against militants it says operate from Afghan territory, rejecting Kabul’s accusation that Islamabad was shifting blame for its own security failures.

The US has defunded one of the last universities giving Afghan women the chance to receive an education after the Taliban takeover in 2021. DW spoke with a student who says she's lost hope of ever earning a degree.

Letter: John Griffiths says in the 1960s he witnessed women discussing politics with men in Afghanistan’s parliament

Florence Pouya is studying aerospace engineering at MIT, and is currently on a summer internship with NASA. As an adolescent, Pouya was a member of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team (the “Afghan Dreamers”), which became famous worldwide when they…

Following extreme hunger warnings, a bitter reality is unfolding across Afghanistan: food is available, but remains inaccessible for millions of people.

As Pakistan's influence in Afghanistan comes under strain, India is rebuilding ties with the Taliban in Kabul. Can New Delhi turn this diplomatic opening into lasting strategic gains?

U.S. presidents have promised short, decisive wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran. All have proved much more difficult than advertised and fallen far short of the political goals set at the beginning.

A truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan has overturned on a highway in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 22 people and injuring about 36.