Afghanistan: Afghan women who fled Taliban to study abroad face imminent return after USAID cuts

More than 80 Afghan women who fled the Taliban to pursue higher education in Oman now face imminent return back to Afghanistan, following the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to foreign…

Pakistan: Afghans hiding in Pakistan live in fear of forced deportation

“I’m scared,” sobs Nabila. The 10-year-old’s life is limited to her one-bedroom home in Islamabad and the dirt road outside it. Since December she hasn’t been to her local school,…

Afghanistan: Taliban says it will try to release British couple as soon as possible

The Taliban has told the BBC it will endeavour to release two British nationals who have been arrested and held in Afghanistan “as soon as possible”. Peter Reynolds, 79, and…

Afghanistan: British couple in their 70s arrested by Taliban

A British couple in their seventies have been arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were returning to their home in Bamiyan on…

Middle East: Afghan families in Pakistan caught in crackdown

When Salima Ahmad* noticed a three-day gap between the expiry of her family’s visas and the date on a document proving that they had applied for renewals, her heart filled with…

USA: Washington trades Taliban prisoner for two American detainees

Two Americans held by the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have been exchanged for an Afghan imprisoned in the US on drug trafficking and terrorism charges. The news emerged after Ryan…

Pakistan: Authorities watche with caution as old ally Taliban gets closer to India

When the Taliban took over Kabul in August 2021, then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan famously said the Afghan group had “broken the shackles of slavery” as they returned to…

Afghanistan: Taliban calls India a ‘significant regional partner’ after officials meet

The  Taliban has called India a “significant regional and economic partner” after a meeting was held between senior foreign ministry officials of the two countries, the highest such talks since…

Afghanistan: Taliban hit ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for attacks

Afghan Taliban forces targeted “several points” in neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense has said, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardments inside the country. The statement from the defence ministry…

Middle East: Pakistan air strikes in Afghanistan spark Taliban warning of retaliation

The Pakistani military conducted air raids in neighbouring Afghanistan late on Tuesday night, targeting hideouts of the Pakistan Taliban, known by the acronym TTP, armed group in Paktika province, according…