When Roya Mahboob began paying her staff and freelancers in Afghanistan in bitcoin nearly 10 years ago, little did she know that for some of these women the digital currency would be their ticket out …
Donors pledge $12 billion for Afghanistan for 2021-24 – Finland
Countries and international institutions pledged $3 billion in development support to Afghanistan in 2021, and a total of some $12 billion for four years, Finland announced at the end of a Geneva …
Pakistan and Afghan officials are back in Istanbul for more peace talks after deadly border clashes
Senior officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan are in Turkey for a crucial round of talks aimed at ensuring peace along their shared border.
Opium Farming in Afghanistan Shrank by a Fifth in 2025, UN Survey Finds
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said its annual survey of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, long the world’s dominant producer, had found the harvest had shrunk even faster, …
Afghanistan earthquake death toll mounts and Taliban officials say almost 1,000 people injured
The death toll from an earthquake in northern Afghanistan is climbing, and hundreds of families have lost their homes as the harsh winter arrives.
Rasooli to lead defending champions Afghanistan A in Rising Stars Asia Cup
The squad includes 10 players from last year’s campaign, including Sediqullah Atal, AM Ghazanfar and Qais Ahmad
Why is Pakistan making India a key figure in its dispute with the Taliban?
In a television interview, Asif claimed that India had “penetrated” the Afghan Taliban leadership. That, he insisted, was the reason for the escalation in tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Afghans begin clean-up after powerful earthquake that killed 20
Residents of northern Afghanistan began a clean-up operation on Tuesday after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake left at least 20 dead and almost 1,000 injured.
Afghanistan’s earthquake death toll climbs to 27, hundreds wounded
At least 27 people were killed and hundreds of others wounded after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan at around 1 am local time on Monday (2030GMT Sunday), officials said.
Dick Cheney, former vice president who unapologetically supported wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, dies at 84
Former Vice President Dick Cheney dies, architect of the nation’s longest war as he plotted the global response to the 9/11 terror attacks …