Afghanistan

Afghanistan vows to avenge deadly Kabul bombing but says open to talks

Afghan Red Crescent Society volunteers stand near the coffins of victims of a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre, during a mass burial at the Badam Bagh Hilltop in Kabul on March 18, 2026.

Afghans search for loved ones at Kabul rehab centre bombed by Pakistan

Afghan men search for the names of missing relatives on a list at the site of a drug rehabilitation center destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 18, 2026.

How do Pakistan and Afghan Taliban militaries stack up as tensions flare?

A man walks through debris at the site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

China calls for restraint after Pakistani strikes in Kabul

Afghanistan accused Pakistan on March 17 of hitting a treatment centre for drug addicts in its capital.

‘Like doomsday’, says Kabul hospital survivor after Pakistan air strike

Firefighters stand next to a fire truck at the site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Yunus Yawar

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of deadly air strike on drug rehab centre in Kabul

Smoke rises after an explosion in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

UN Afghan mission gets limited extension after US review call

China says envoy sent on Afghanistan-Pakistan mediation mission

People survey a damaged area following reported Pakistani airstrikes in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 15.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 16, 2026

An Iranian man stands on a wall of damaged homes following a military strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on March 15, 2026. Iran's Foreign Minister said in an interview published on March 15, that the war pitting his country against the United States and Israel will only end when Tehran can be certain it will not be restarted. On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader Ayatollah and triggering a war that spread across the Middle East. (Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP) /

Afghan asylum-seeker dies in ICE custody, US advocacy group says

Mr Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal was a former special forces soldier who had worked with the US military in Afghanistan.

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