Afghanistan

26 October 2025
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, seen in this file photo, said there had been no incidents of conflict in the four to five days since the agreement between Islamabad and Kabul, and both sides were complying with the truce.
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake in August brought shoddily built homes cascading down hillsides in eastern Afghanistan. (Photo by Aga Khan Development Network)
Natural disasters

Time running out for quake-hit Afghan region as winter nears

Humanitarians aim to 'build back better' but reconstruction faces acute funding shortage

19 October 2025
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a news conference in Kabul on Nov. 10, 2021.
International relations

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to immediate ceasefire after Doha talks

Truce follows clashes that killed dozens, worst since Taliban seized power in 2021

19 October 2025
Afghan Taliban fighters sit next to an anti-aircraft gun near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
International relations

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to temporary truce after fresh fighting

Clashes kill dozens over the weekend in worst fighting between neighbors since 2021

15 October 2025
People carry the Pakistani flag-draped coffin of a soldier, who died following overnight border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, during a funeral in Kurram, a tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on Oct. 12.
International relations

Pakistan's Afghan attacks expose its frustration with militants and others

Taliban 'closeness with India' proves final straw in sparking Islamabad action

15 October 2025
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is welcomed by an Indian official at New Delhi, Oct. 9. (Handout via Reuters)
International relations

India reopening embassy in Kabul, says foreign minister

Key announcement comes as Jaishankar meets Afghan Taliban's Muttaqi in Delhi

10 October 2025
Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, pictured here attending a conference in Tehran in December 2023. (West Asia News Agency via Reuters)
International relations

Taliban's 1st high-level India visit to send signals to US, China, Pakistan

Development comes after UN Security Council Committee grants exemption to travel ban

8 October 2025
The Taliban administration's order to cut internet and cell phone connections has hit air travel in Afghanistan.
Politics

Internet cutoff leaves Afghans stranded as flights cancelled

Chaos grows following Taliban order to cut connectivity

1 October 2025
Soldiers from the Pakistan Army following a militant attack in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan on Sept. 2. At least 19 Pakistani soldiers and 45 TTP militants were killed in multiple clashes earlier this month.
International relations

Pakistan urges Afghan Taliban to choose a side: Islamabad or militants

Warning comes after recent deadly clashes and China's failure in mediation

19 September 2025
Parked vehicles are seen at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan after U.S. troops vacated the site in 2021.
Trump administration

Trump dream of retaking Bagram might look like Afghan reinvasion: sources

Base in Taliban land could need 10,000 troops to reopen and protect from militants, Iran

19 September 2025
Rescue workers clear debris in Afghanistan's Kunar province on Sept. 2 after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake struck the nation on Aug. 31. A further magnitude-5.5 quake shook southeastern Afghanistan on Sept. 2.
Natural disasters

New quake shakes devastated Afghan region as death toll exceeds 1,400

Difficult terrain has badly hindered relief efforts in isolated villages

3 September 2025
Civilians and Taliban soldiers carry earthquake victims to an ambulance at an airport in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Sept. 1.
Natural disasters

Afghanistan earthquake kills over 800, with at least 2,800 injured

Taliban asks world for help as rescuers struggle to reach remote areas

1 September 2025
Taliban fighters and supporters ride on a pickup truck during celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of the start of Taliban rule in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 15. (AP Photo/Nava Jamshidi)
Opinion

Afghans are hungrier than ever after four years of Taliban rule

International recognition means little when millions face famine and malnutrition

1 September 2025
Trucks are seen at the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Oct. 30, 2023. (Photo by The Norwegian Refugee Council/Handout via Reuters)
International relations

Pakistan expels Afghan refugees despite thaw with Taliban

Islamabad introduces new 'refugee-free' policy to repatriate 1.4m people

14 August 2025
A worker carries a bucket of water as he walks on railway tracks in Karachi, Pakistan. A plan by Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan to construct a railway link has raised questions about feasibility.
Transportation

New Central Asia-Pakistan rail plan faces funding, security issues

Landlocked Uzbekistan, Afghanistan to gain access to Pakistani ports under deal

25 July 2025
Kamal Ahmad, founder of the Asian University for Women, speaks about his commitment to women's education. (Photo by Yurika Yoneda)
Education

Asian University for Women founder envisions Afghan 'brain bank'

Education is tool 'for fighting inequality and injustice,' says Kamal Ahmad

6 July 2025
Some experts believe the cancelled contract will impact Sino-Afghan relations, but others say the two countries are bound by critical mutual interests. (Source photos by Reuters)
Economy

Taliban cancel oilfield deal with Chinese in Afghanistan's north

Kabul regime terminates first major investment project due to slow progress

25 June 2025
Pakistan has followed in China's lead in upgrading diplomatic ties with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters)
International relations

Pakistan upgrades diplomatic ties to Afghanistan with China's push

Islamabad and Kabul agree to exchange ambassadors for the 1st time since 2021

4 June 2025
An Afghan man in his 30s who works as an engineer in Tokyo says he can't return home for ideological and ethnic reasons. (Photo by Tomoyo Ogawa)
Japan immigration

Volunteers in Japan help Afghan, other refugees resettle in country

Some who came to study and were unable to return are finding a new home

8 May 2025
Women and children wait to see a doctor at a health clinic in Afghanistan run by nonprofit organization World Vision. 
Opinion

Economic isolation is pushing Afghanistan deeper into crisis

Without regional initiatives, Kabul may become haven for extremist groups

24 April 2025
This print by Kashmiri artist Moonis Ahmad is one of the many works by South Asian artists being shown at "(Un)Layering the Future Past of South Asia," which runs from April 11 to June 21 at the School of Oriental and African Studies Gallery in London. (All photos courtesy of Dhoomimal Gallery) 
Arts

London show spotlights the art of South Asia

Shared memories and layered histories tie the region together

11 April 2025
A worker from the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), along with a police officer, conducts a door-to-door search and verification drive for undocumented Afghan nationals, in Afghan Camp on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan, on Nov. 21, 2023. 
Opinion

Pakistan must rethink mass deportations of Afghans

Expelling refugees risks deepening a humanitarian crisis and fueling conflict

31 March 2025
Taliban members celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street near the U.S. embassy in Kabul on August 15, 2023.
Opinion

Why is India quietly boosting ties with Afghanistan's Taliban?

Shunning Kabul would virtually ensure less concern about anti-India terrorism

14 March 2025
A Cambodian environment activist holds a placard that reads "Justice is dead," after a court delivers a verdict against activists from the Cambodian environmental group Mother Nature in Phnom Penh in July 2024. 
Opinion

Justice is not for all in the Asia-Pacific

Equitable systems centered on the needs of people are urgently needed

21 February 2025
An Afghan flag flies at the Afghan Embassy in Moscow.
Opinion

Afghanistan's neighbors must back the Taliban to counter terror threats

Nation at risk of becoming a haven for groups seeking to wage jihad across the region

19 February 2025
Afghanistan's Jabar Sharza in action against Qatar in Saudi Arabia on June 6, 2024.
Sports

Afghanistan soccer is on the rise as cricket faces boycott threats

National team has chance to play on Asia's biggest stage, but domestic woes hamper sport

9 February 2025
Taliban fighters in Kabul celebrate the third anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan on Aug. 14, 2024.
Opinion

The Taliban might be running out of time in Afghanistan

The militant group is playing a dangerous game making an enemy of Islamabad

17 January 2025
Attacks in Pakistan by militants including members of the Tehreek Taliban Pakistan -- the Pakistani Taliban -- claimed the lives of nearly 600 civilians and almost 750 security personnel in 2024, making it the deadliest year in a decade for the country. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Getty Images)
Policy Asia

Pakistani-Afghan conflict fears grow as border clashes multiply

Hopes for resolution fade as Islamabad claims Taliban harboring Pakistani militants

17 January 2025
Pakistani security officials inspect the scene of a blast at a railway station in Quetta, the provincial capital of restive Balochistan province,  on Nov. 9. (Photo by EPA/Jiji)
Terrorism

Pakistan marks deadliest year in a decade as militant attacks soar

Government battling Islamist threat and separatist insurgency in restive province

19 December 2024
Cricketers from war-torn Afghanistan overcame huge odds to make the semifinals of the T20 World Cup this year.  
Tea Leaves

In South Asia, cricket is an improbable but effective leveler

Surprise success for smaller countries boosts pan-regional fan base

18 December 2024