For millions of Afghans—particularly in the countryside—the victory represents peace and freedom. “For 15 years, every night ...

Simmering political tensions and fierce border clashes between the Taliban-led Afghan government and Islamabad have led to ...

Delhi needs a strategic “second circle”: a space that will make its trade routes independent from its neighbours, increase its logistical resilience, and hinder geopolitical encirclement. This logic ...

Kabul: Seven commuters were killed and two others sustained injuries due to a road accident that occurred in northern ...

UNODC survey found 85% of families in northern provinces unable to replace poppy income. Production fell 32% to 296 tonnes as ...

Four years after escaping Afghanistan during the chaotic Kabul airlift, Afghans living in Iowa say they now fear deportation ...

On Dec. 28, 2014, the U.S. war in Afghanistan came to a formal end after 13 years with a quiet flag-lowering ceremony in Kabul, marking the transition of fighting from U.S.-led combat troops to the ...

Pakistan’s relationship with Afghanistan has deteriorated and sunk to its lowest point in years. It is marked by constant ...

Millions of Afghans are struggling as international aid cuts sever a lifeline many relied on for food and heating ...

The Ariana Cinema was closed after the Taliban returned to power in 2021, when authorities banned most forms of entertainment, including films and music ...

Through the decades, downtown Kabul’s Ariana Cinema had weathered revolution and war, emerging battered and bruised but still standing to entertain Afghans with Bollywood movies and American action ...

- Rahmatullah Ezati plays back a film reel in the projection room of the historic Ariana Cinema in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 8, 2021, before the cinema was demolished in ...