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              Afghanistan

              The latest news, stories and updates from the central Asian country

              Azizi Khursand of Afghanistan and teammates during the Fifa Unites: Women's Series 2025 in Berrechid, Morocco. EPA

              Afghan Women United to play official international matches

              FootballApril 29, 2026
              Afghans carry their belongings alongside a railway after returning over the border from wartime Iran. AFP

              Afghanistan feels heat of Iran war as Taliban official says attacks on Gulf 'unfair'

              MENAApril 21, 2026
              From left, UAE ambassador to Kabul Saif Al Ketbi, US citizen Dennis Coyle and former US special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad in Kabul on Tuesday. EPA

              UAE helps secure release of American held by the Taliban

              USMarch 24, 2026
              Syrian Kurds mark Nowruz in Qamishli on Wednesday. Damascus recently declared the festival a paid national holiday. AFP

              Nowruz's spirit of renewal is more relevant than ever

              EditorialMarch 20, 2026
              Buildings were reduced to heaps of wood and metal after the air strike in Kabul on Monday night. AFP

              Pakistan denies striking hospital as Taliban says 400 people have been killed

              AsiaMarch 17, 2026
              Rashid Khan will not be Afghanistan T20 captain for the series against Sri Lanka in Sharjah. AFP

              Afghanistan hope to face Sri Lanka in Sharjah despite airspace closures

              CricketMarch 05, 2026
              Afghans surround a vehicle of Taliban security personnel following the cross-border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Saturday. EPA

              Afghanistan targets Pakistani fighter jets in Kabul

              MENAMarch 01, 2026
              A Pakistani soldier stands guard in a bunker at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman. AFP

              How can the Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict be defused?

              USFebruary 27, 2026
              A Pakistani security official stands guard at a checkpoint in Islamabad. EPA
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              Civilians endure sleepless night amid fears of long war between Afghanistan and Pakistan

              MENAFebruary 27, 2026
              Pakistan Afghanistan Gif 2
              Camera15

              Pakistan vows 'there will be chaos' after declaring open war on Afghanistan

              MENAFebruary 27, 2026
              Troops under Afghanistan's ruling Taliban, near the Torkham border with Pakistan, on Friday. AFP

              Pakistan and Afghanistan at war

              MENAFebruary 27, 2026
              Authorities in Azerbaijan have arrested three men for allegedly ⁠planning a terrorist attack. Anadolu

              Azerbaijan arrests three men for 'planning terrorist attack on embassy'

              NewsJanuary 27, 2026
              A composite image of 445 British personnel who died during the conflict in Afghanistan. PA

              Keir Starmer condemns Donald Trump's Afghanistan remarks

              UKJanuary 23, 2026
              Zarqa Yaftali said she was 'deeply excited and overwhelmed with emotion' when told of her Zayed Award for Human Fraternity. Photo: Abu Dhabi Media Office

              Afghan women's rights advocate among Zayed Award for Human Fraternity winners

              UAEJanuary 19, 2026
              Esmat Gulistani supports refugee and immigrant employment in the US capital region. Photo: Esmat Gulistani
              Play03:05

              Afghans in US give up on family reunions - the priority is avoiding deportation

              USJanuary 09, 2026
              British soldiers in Afghanistan in 2010. Special forces have been accused of committing war crimes at that time. Getty Images

              UK covered up war crimes in Afghanistan, inquiry told

              UKDecember 01, 2025
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