Afghanistan

Pakistan strikes on eastern Afghanistan kill dozens

Afghan residents stand near a damaged house after a Pakistan airstrike in the Barmal district of Paktika province on June 10.

6-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region

More than 20 people were injured and dozens of houses were damaged in different areas of Musakhail district in Pakistan.

Afghanistan's Taliban government imposes smartphone ban on government officials

FILE PHOTO: A man sits on a wall while talking to someone on a video call in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib/File Photo

EU hosts Taliban officials in Brussels for first time

Rights groups have denounced the meeting as legitimising the Taliban government.

Afghan women struggle to run a business under Taliban

Afghan women clad in burqas, along with their children, walk along a road in Spin Ziyarat village in the Dand district of Kandahar on June 16. The vast majority of Afghan women do not work at all – less than 7 per cent of Afghan women were employed as of 2024, according to the UN Development Program.

Yashasvi Jaiswal slams ton as India sweep cricket ODI series 3-0 against Afghanistan

India's Yashasvi Jaiswal bowls in the second one-day international against Afghanistan at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on June 17, 2026.

Two roadside blasts in north-west Pakistan kill 7: Police

Afghanistan says its forces hit militant hideouts in Pakistan, Islamabad denies claim

Centurions Gill and Kishan lead India to series win over Afghanistan

UN Security Council extends Afghan mission, calls for review

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