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Escalation on the Frontier Pakistani Airstrikes Kill Civilians in Afghanistan Border Provinces, Officials Say

Khost-Pakistani airstrikes across the border into Afghanistan killed at least 12 civilians, including children and a woman, in Khost, Kunar

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UN Condemns Reported Detentions of Afghan Women Over Taliban Dress Code Enforcement

Kabul- The United Nations has urged Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities to halt arrests and detentions of women over alleged violations of

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Why UN Child-Rights Advocates Are Alarmed by Afghanistan’s New Marriage Rules

New York-The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has strongly criticized new marriage rules introduced by the Taliban

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Refugee Tragedy on Afghan Highway Leaves 22 Dead as Returnees Journey Home

Laghman-A truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan overturned on a highway in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least

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Wars and Border Closures Deepen Afghanistan Child Hunger Crisis

Kabul — The World Food Programme could feed one million more malnourished Afghan children if regional conflicts and supply-chain disruptions

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Taliban Reject Pakistan Allegation Over Deadly Bannu Suicide Bombing

Kabul-The Taliban government on Tuesday rejected Pakistani accusations that a suicide attack which killed 15 police officers in northwestern Pakistan

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Deadly Pakistan Market Blast Deepens Border Tensions With Afghanistan

Dera Ismail Khan– A powerful explosion ripped through a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least nine

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EU Opens Door to Taliban Talks in Brussels Over Afghan Deportations

Bruselles-The European Union is preparing to invite officials from Taliban-run Afghanistan to Brussels for migration discussions, marking what would be

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Pakistan Accuses Afghanistan-Based Militants After Deadly Border District Bombing

Islamabad-Pakistan on Monday accused militants operating from Afghanistan of orchestrating a deadly assault on a police post in the northwestern

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UN reports dozens of Afghan civilian casualties in strikes near Pakistan border

Asadabad— The United Nations said on Tuesday that dozens of civilians were killed or wounded in strikes in eastern Afghanistan,

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