A UN report says the Taliban have tortured and threatened Afghans forcibly returned from Iran and Pakistan because of their ...

ISLAMABAD -- The Taliban said Wednesday that efforts to free a British couple from an Afghan prison are not yet complete and ...

Suicide rates have increased in Afghanistan in recent years, as the nation grapples with crippling poverty, a lack jobs and ...

The Taliban’s top environment official on Monday called for Afghanistan’s inclusion in U.N. climate talks, saying extreme ...

The United Nations said Thursday that Taliban authorities were committing human rights violations, including torture and ...

Noor Mohammad Saqib, the Taliban’s Minister for Religious Affairs, referencing what he called a “special decree” from ...

Fears have been raised over the fate of elite Afghan commandos, who military sources believe will be among the Taliban's top ...

Jul 28, 2025 // Under the Taliban, the hard–won, imperfect foundations of governance built over two decades in Afghanistan have been dismantled. To rebuild governance requires a meaningful conflict ...

The UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) recently estimated that up to three million people could return to Afghanistan ...

Afghans who worked for the previous Nato-backed administration face beatings, torture and mock executions in prison, while women and girls are being persecuted based on their gender alone, according t ...