Only through engagement can the United States contribute to a more prosperous and secure Afghanistan while safeguarding its interests.
The impossible truth about Afghanistan
To many in the West, an Afghanistan that flourishes under the Taliban, or even one that survives, cannot possibly be true. Under their rule, the country can only be a place of unremitting failure and …
US, EU carriers set to overfly Afghanistan, cut East-West travel time
Travel time between the East – including India – and the West could become shorter in coming weeks with key aviation regulators allowing their country …
After slow start, the Taliban are cracking down hard on Afghanistan’s opium poppies
Most of Europe’s heroin comes from Afghanistan. But the Taliban have now stamped out up to 99% of the country’s poppy cultivation.
Afghanistan: UN’s World Food Programme cuts aid to 8 million people due to funding shortfall
Amid the alarming malnutrition and hunger situation in Afghanistan, United Nations World Food Programme had to cut its aid to 8 million food-insecure – Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | …
Suicide bomber kills police officer inside mosque near Pakistan-Afghanistan border
In northwestern Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan, a tragic incident unfolded on Tuesday when a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a roadside mosque.
Taliban bans beauty salons in Afghanistan despite UN concern and rare public protest
The Taliban has announced that all beauty salons in Afghanistan must now close as a one-month deadline ended, despite rare public opposition to the edict …
Thousands of beauty parlours to close in Afghanistan under new Taliban order
Thousands of beauty parlours across Afghanistan were due to close permanently Tuesday following an order by Taliban authorities that cuts off one of the few revenue streams available to women, as well …
Heavy rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan unleash flash floods that killed dozens of people
Officials say heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days …
Dozens killed in flash floods, landslides amid heavy rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days, while in neighboring Pakistan 13 people died due to heavy rains and …