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Afghan Allies in Qatar Face Stark Choice as US Resettlement Path Narrows

Doha- More than 1,100 Afghans evacuated for assisting U.S. forces during the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan remain stranded at a

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Afghans Stranded in Qatar Reject Congo Relocation, Taliban Urges Return

Kabul — Afghanistan’s Taliban-led foreign ministry on Saturday urged Afghans who assisted the United States during its two-decade war and

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Earthquake Damage to Water Systems in Eastern Afghanistan Drives Humanitarian Response in Displacement Camps

“Every morning, I worried about where to get water… getting clean water became a daily struggle.” Three months after a

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UN Report Flags Worsening Human Rights Conditions in Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule

“Afghanistan is a graveyard for human rights.” A United Nations human rights report has warned that conditions in Afghanistan continue

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Afghanistan, Pakistan Agree to De-Escalate After Weeks of Deadly Clashes

Beijing— Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed not to escalate their conflict and to pursue a “comprehensive solution” following weeks of

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Australia’s Most Decorated Soldier Arrested Over Afghanistan War Crime Allegations

Sydney — Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated living soldier, was arrested on Tuesday and is set to be charged with

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Ex-SAS Soldier Charged in Afghanistan War Crimes Case

Melbourne— An Australian former Special Air Service soldier has been charged with the murder of five unarmed Afghans during deployments

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Quake kills eight from one family near Kabul as tremors jolt northeast Afghanistan

Kabul— An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck northeastern Afghanistan on Friday night, killing eight members of the same family in

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Suicide Blast Kills Five in Pakistan’s Bannu District

Peshawar — At least five people, including three women and two children, were killed and four others injured when a

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