Afghanistan

Persian New Year is a popular festival in Afghanistan and usually marked by a public holiday

The Express Tribune speaks to a historian about the lessons the West is drawing from the failure in Afghanistan

Secretary-General UN António Guterres welcomes the announcement

Taliban government has yet to be formally recognised by any nation

Agreement has been reached on a number of issues related to Kabul Airport, says Taliban official

US envoy called the meeting ‘a win-win situation’, says Afghan foreign ministry

It is the first major human rights report since Taliban seized power from the former US-backed government in August

Washington has been urging its partners to take Afghans who do not qualify to be resettled in the United States

Operation alarmed many who fear being targeted because of their association with previous Western-backed regime

Spokesperson says govt received reports of thousands of Afghans ‘living in very bad conditions’ in Qatar and Turkey

Most secondary schools for girls and all public universities were shuttered following Taliban's takeover

We want to vaccinate and protect all children in Afghanistan, says Taliban spokesperson

Team starts survey for provision of humanitarian services

Payments, of roughly $100 per month, would be paid in local currency to around 194,000 school teachers

FM Qureshi meets UNICEF executive director; appreciates vital work being carried out by organisation

Imran, Nehammer discuss situation in Afghanistan

It was good to learn that the US formally acknowledges Pakistan’s role in arranging a peace deal with the Taliban

Five-year-old Haider fell down when he was trying to 'help' adults dig a new borehole in his drought-ravaged village

Abdul Rafief allegedly abused political opponents in the 1980s

In interview with French newspaper PM Imran says ties with India at dead end

US war on terror in Afghanistan bred more terrorists due to drone attacks, Imran tells CNN’s Fareed Zakaria

The delegation, led by Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, will meet with the EU delegation in Doha

India provides list of truck drivers and contractors who would carry wheat to Afghanistan via Pakistan, says official

DAB criticised decision, saying its assets had been invested in US in line with international practices

Demonstrations by hundreds of Afghans began on Wednesday at the centre where they are being housed

Utilisation of Afghan funds should be the sovereign decision of Afghanistan, says FO spokesperson

Parwana Ibrahimkhel went missing in Kabul on January 19 along with another female protester

One of those protesters said that some Afghans were detained by Emirati authorities as demonstrations began

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus revealed that he met Qalander Ebad for talks on Tuesday

Funds sought for humanitarian and protection needs, says International Organisation for Migration

We hope that Ankara will continue to extend more support in rebuilding Afghanistan, says spokesperson

5 Pakistani troops martyred in Afghan cross-border firing

Negotiations are expected to be very tricky and very difficult, says one UN ambassador

The readjustment and realignment of the Durand Line would be fatal for Afghanistan

NSA says Pakistan and China to make joint efforts against terrorism

PACF hands over 13 truckloads of relief goods to Afghan officials at Torkham border

Taliban members are 'obliged to abide by all rules, regulations of amusement parks,' says official

Rafiullah provided support to Baloch groups and IS-Khorasan at the behest of NDS

Guterres seeks restructuring of the UN mission to deal with the Afghan situation

This just feels like a breach of trust, says Charlotte Bellis

The Helmand River flows from the Afghan province of the same name into Lake Hamoun

NSA Moeed kicks off Kabul visit with ‘productive meetings’ with acting FM Muttaqi and acting deputy PM Hanafi

Locals have known about the presence of emeralds in Panjshir province for thousands of years

First India-Central Asia Summit stresses broad ‘regional consensus’ on key issues related to Afghanistan

Vitality of small-scale organisations supporting minority communities is the need of the hour

Moeed Yusuf says organised terrorist networks still operating from Afghan soil

Blast rips through a minivan also injures nine people in Herat city

Nobody should create turmoil, because it disrupts peace and order, says spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid

PM backs for UK premier’s appeal for international donors’ conference

Killing of Zainab Abdullahi horrified women, who face increasing restrictions since Taliban returned to power