Afghanistan

The Taliban regard their ban on poppy growth as one of their signature achievements and have cited it in their efforts to win international legitimacy

Two days before 9/11, Al Qaeda killed Ahmad Shah Massoud, the Afghan commander who had spent years fighting the Taliban and warning the West about the threat growing under its protection

Former US amb. Neumann tells i24NEWS the US could eventually reopen its embassy in Kabul, but any renewed relationship with the Taliban should be built “step by step” and based on concrete actions

Following the Taliban’s return to power, diplomats appointed under Afghanistan’s previous government continued in their roles during a transitional period

The 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan on Monday, killing hundreds, Al Arabiya English said AFP had reported, citing a government spokesman

'Gaza is not alone. Wherever Muslims are oppressed, we strongly defend them'

Islamabad says terrorists responsible for a deadly suicide bombing were killed in an airstrike, which targeted northern Pakistan

The attack is said to have been conducted by the Baluch militants fighting against the governments of Iran and Pakistan over province's autonomy

The attack targeted a base in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near the Pakistani border with Afghanistan

UN Mission to Afghanistan recorded over 1,600 incidents of rights violations of detainees since December 2021, including 18 deaths

The official said he sees himself as a descendent of the lost tribes of Israel, and added "Iranians and Taliban are joining forces to train suicide bombers"

The group confirmed that the individuals were apprehended from its office in Ghor province, central Afghanistan, and subsequently transported to Kabul

In recent months, the Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has escalated its attacks on Pakistani security forces

Young Afghan women were blocked at the airport, with several even being pulled off of their plane, as part of the Taliban's nationwide ban on women's education

Two years after Kabul's takeover, women’s rights are plummeting while poverty and food insecurity are rising drastically

Tensions between the neighboring countries are mounting over an uptick in suicide attacks in Pakistan, which claims militants are frequently helped by Afghans

The Pakistani army says if the Taliban government in Afghanistan failed to do anything, then it 'would elicit effective response'

Iranian officials say 'four unidentified armed individuals' carried out an attack in Zahedan with grenades and guns, the IRGC describes suspects as terrorists

The Afghani government order is reportedly 'based on verbal instruction from the supreme leader' Hibatullah Akhundzada, ruling from Kandahar

The Bamian Buddhas were declared false gods by the Taliban founder Mullah Omar and were ordered to be destroyed

United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights calls on countries to change international law, to hold Taliban government accountable

Since seizing power almost two years ago, Taliban authorities have blocked girls and women from secondary schools and universities

A local official in Afghanistan says 'unknown persons entered a girls' school' and 'poisoned the classrooms'

Israel, a water superpower, could use its advancements to help its neighbors address regional environmental crises