The protections were offered by the Biden administration after the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and deteriorating conditions under the Taliban.

Two strong earthquakes have shaken parts of western Afghanistan — with up to 2,000 feared dead and many injured. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.

Afghanistan's national cricket team was formed following the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, and the team rapidly rose to become serious contenders in international men's championships.

Afghanistan is at the highest risk of widespread famine in 25 years, but U.N. says it has only managed to collect 5% of the $4.6 billion required. And the funding shortfall isn't the only challenge.

A US military cargo plane that flew into Afghanistan last week has sparked speculation that America could retake control of the strategic Bagram air base. According to local media reports, the C ...

Ms. Rezayee, one of Afghanistan’s first two female Olympians, is the founder and executive director of Women Leaders of Tomorrow, a nonprofit to empower Afghan women and girls through education ...

WASHINGTON — The Biden and Trump administrations did not sufficiently plan for "worst-case scenarios" ahead of the U.S. withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in summer 2021, according to a State ...

When the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in August 2021, their intent to suffocate the rights of women and girls became immediately apparent. Protests by women began just as quickly: they ...

How al-Qaeda has found a foothold again in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan - A new report warns Osama bin Laden’s brother and sons may be among those heeding a call by al-Qaeda’s leadership to ...

Afghanistan's school year started on Tuesday, the education ministry said, as the U.N. children's agency renewed calls for teenage girls to be able to rejoin the classroom.

Another Powerful Quake Hits Afghanistan, Days After Deadly Temblors A magnitude-6.3 earthquake rocked Herat City, near the site of two devastating ones that killed more than 1,000 people last weekend.

KABUL—A Chinese company signed a $540 million deal with Afghanistan to develop an oil-and-gas field, as Beijing moves to secure access to the country’s vast mineral wealth after the exit of ...