Afghanistan

When it is necessary, Islamic law permits it, says local Taliban official

FM Wang Yi urges G-20 to respect Afghanistan’s sovereignty, independence while focusing on humanitarian aid

US, EU willing to provide aid to Afghan govt but not without guarantees

Government spokesperson says country looking forward to welcoming footballers

Abdul Rahman Mawin shot dead by unknown assailants in eastern Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan

Moscow format comprising Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Iran, India and others to deliberate on UN meet

Moot to focus on aid needs, concerns over security and ways of guaranteeing safe passage abroad for Afghans

Warns if not prevented, instability in the country could spill over into the entire region

Taliban are seeking recognition, as well as assistance to avoid a humanitarian disaster

Decision comes weeks after tonnes of heroin worth billions seized from two containers at western Gujarat's Mundra Port

Comments came on the heels of first face-to-face talks b/w US and Taliban since militants took control of Afghanistan

New government is hoping for positive results from a recent meeting with a US delegation, says Amir Khan Muttaqi

Govt granted players temporary visas and were transported to Lahore from where they applied to relocate to Britain

Madrid would bring close to 250 Afghan citizens, who had already crossed into Pakistan, says Spanish media

Afghanistan has just 30 physicians, 40 hospital beds, 20 nurses per 100,000 people

We are deeply grieved at the terrorist attack on a mosque in Kunduz province, says Foreign Office

Interior minister says will continue providing aid to Kabul

Officials say Afghanistan to figure prominently during discussions

Conflict had claimed the lives of more than 31,000 civilians and injured 62,000 others since 2009

Pakistan alone cannot 'guarantee the outcomes we all desire' in Afghanistan, says Moeed Yusuf

In a bid to reassure Hazaras, Taliban have made Mahdi Mujahid, the intelligence chief in Bamiyan province

29-year-old pilot says she can't even get an ultrasound or visit a hospital

Taliban say the service will resume from Saturday after being suspended since the takeover

Captain Mobarez says evacuated players receiving good care in Australia, but still confused

Avoiding worst-case scenario would require Taliban to comply with conditions to enable int'l aid, says Josep Borrell

In Ghor, at least 17 children among those who made it to hospital have died from malnutrition in last six months

Afghanistan is one of nearly 200 nations participating in the six-month fair that was awarded to Dubai

Trucks carrying flour, sugar, rice, oil and pulses were handed over by Pak-Afghan Cooperation Forum

20-year-old student tweeted that women would not be allowed to go to work or attend classes under Taliban rule

Reports most Pakistanis think he will finish his current term

Several players from Afghanistan's national female youth soccer squad flew their country after Taliban seized power

Quoting reports, Moscow says both sides are sending troops to their common border

It is obvious to all of us, that the war in Afghanistan did not end on the terms we wanted, says General Mark Milley

New Taliban rulers insist Afghans need to stay and rebuild their conflict-ravaged country

Interim PM issues decrees, orders military, interior and defence ministry officials to return to military bases

Turkish envoy meets Afghanistan’s deputy premier Abdul Salam Hanafi in Kabul

Confidential two-page brief says country's severe cash shortage began before the Taliban took control of Kabul

A Kam Air chartered plane has been sitting for 14 hours at Abu Dhabi airport after arriving from Kabul with 117 people

Taliban are under pressure from the international community to renounce ties with al Qaeda

Economic affairs ministry reviews banking, energy sectors under Taliban regime

Pakistan will again be made to ‘pay heavy price’ for being an American ally, says human rights minister

Interim government also calls upon all countries to respect international laws to ‘prevent any negative consequences’

Anything in the text found to conflict with Sharia law would be discarded, says acting justice minister

Interior Minister holds telephonic conversation with Canadian High Commissioner, hopes to better Pak-Canada relations

Recent developments provide Pakistan with ‘strategic space’ and more autonomy and greater regional room to manoeuvre

Is our policy limited only for Muslim rights in countries that we do not have good relations with?

Deputy Secretary of State Sherman will meet officials in Islamabad on October 7-8 after an earlier visit to New Delhi

Move comes amid competing claims for Afghanistan's UN seat in New York after the Taliban seized power last month

New chief prosecutor says he wants to focus his investigation on the Taliban and Da’ish

War-torn country at risk of 'imminent hunger' with winter approaching, says UN official