Afghanistan

Afghanistan strikes targets in Pakistan, raising cross-border tension

The strikes are the latest threat to the fragile ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Nanawati: The Last Negotiation | Ep 6 – Afghanistan

Under Taliban rule, one woman struggles to negotiate with the men limiting the lives of Afghan women.

Afghan refugee team's future to be discussed by ICC

The future funding of the Afghanistan women's refugee team will be one of the topics discussed at the International Cricket Council's annual conference next month.

Funerals held after deadly Pakistani strikes in Afghanistan

Hundreds gathered in eastern Afghanistan for the funerals of civilians killed in Pakistani airstrikes.

Afghanistan says Pakistan air raids killed 13 people, including children

No immediate comment from Pakistan as Taliban says 11 children are among the dead in strikes on border provinces.

22 killed as truck carrying refugees overturns in Afghanistan

22 people have been killed and 36 others injured when a truck carrying recently returned Afghan refugees overturned

Truck carrying Afghan returnees from Pakistan flips on highway, killing 18

At least 10 children among the dead as a packed truck carrying families returning from Pakistan flips on major highway.

Stumped podcast: Afghanistan Women’s Refugee Team - what’s next?

The Afghanistan Women’s Refugee team will be on a development tour of England in June.

She was told to marry in a country which bans girls' education. So she got in a taxi and fled

Nearly five years on from the school ban, young women say they have waved goodbye to their dreams.

The Kabul rehab centre hit by deadly Pakistani strike

Pakistan says it hit 'military and terrorist infrastructure' - but the UN and victims' families reject this claim.

Afghan students recount harrowing university strike

Afghan students have described the moment a missile hit their university. Officials blame Pakistan for Monday’s attack.

Afghans displaced by Pakistan conflict survive in tent camps

Tens of thousands of Afghans have been displaced by recent fighting along the Pakistan border, forced into tent camps.

Afghanistan brands China peace talks with Pakistan ‘useful’

Kabul's foreign minister expresses hope that minor interpretations will not hinder progress.

Afghanistan earthquake kills eight members of same family

The household's only survivor was a young boy who was injured in the tremor.

Eight dead after earthquake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan

At least eight people are dead, and a child injured, after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan late on Friday.