Afghanistan

Afghans organize mass wedding ceremony to cut costs

About fifty couples participated in a joint wedding, a practice gaining popularity in Afghanistan…

Myanmar surpasses Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer – UN

In a recent report unveiled on Tuesday, the United Nations revealed that Myanmar has…

Another earthquake hits Afghanistan

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday morning, shaking parts of the western…

Prominent Muslim cleric, others killed in Afghan explosion

A huge bomb blast Friday at one of the biggest mosques in western Afghanistan…

Blast injures one in Afghanistan capital

One civilian sustained an injury as a blast struck a vehicle in Police District…

Taliban threatens to fire government employees without beards

Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban has instructed all government employees to wear a beard and adhere…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on first visit to Afghanistan

Agency Report China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Kabul on Thursday, a week…

Food security worsens in Afghanistan as wages fall – World Bank

Agency Report Food security in Afghanistan has deteriorated sharply since the Taliban took power…

Taliban hails return of five former Afghan army pilots

Agency ReportThe Taliban Defence Ministry in Kabul announced on Saturday that five Afghan Air…

Desperate Afghans queue for free bread as poverty crisis deepens

Agency ReportIn the early hours of each morning, Muhajira rushes in freezing temperatures to…

Afghan Police detain 100 suspected criminal elements in Kabul

At least 100 people over their involvement in criminal activities over the past one…

Mobile library restarts in Afghan capital, delights children

A mobile library bus chugged to a Kabul orphanage Sunday and opened its doors…

Afghan booksellers face uncertain future

Agency ReportThe problem with this publication, a bookseller in the Afghan capital Kabul explains,…

‘No more hope’, Afghan Hazaras live in fear under Taliban rule

Agency ReportA black and white Taliban flag flies over the blown-up statue of a…

Taliban leader hints at return of execution, amputations in Afghanistan

A Taliban leader identified as Mullah Nooruddin Turabi has insisted that executions, amputations will…