New al-Qaeda leader ‘based in Iran’
A UN report says the group’s new leader is former Egyptian special forces member Saif al-Adel who is commanding the group from Iran...
Taliban ban on female NGO workers cuts off aid for widows and single women
Save the Children’s CEO says this is not the time for the foreign community and donor governments to turn their backs on Afghanistan...
Man donates his land to school in Bamiyan
A villager gave land to the education directorate so a school can be built for the children who walk up to 4 kms a day to school...
India seeks close contact with Russia on Afghanistan: Envoy
Russia’s envoy to New Delhi says disputes between India and Pakistan will not hamper interaction between Russia and India on Afghanistan...
Rashid Khan to lead Afghanistan squad for UAE T20I series
The team has been in the UAE for around 10 days preparing for the series, which runs from Feb 16 to 19 in Abu Dhabi...
Taliban reject Russian general’s claims of build up of Daesh militants in the north
Anatoly Sidorov said the number of Daesh militants has grown to 6,500 of which 4,000 have grouped along the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border...
Afghanistan: Feb. 15 marks 34th anniversary of Soviet withdrawal
Many have bitter experiences from the soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the incidents that followed, changing the country’s political history....
Turkey eyes reconstruction after deadly earthquake as Syrians seek more aid
In Turkey's southern Hatay province, half of the buildings have either collapsed, been heavily damaged, or need to be demolished quickly, Interior Minister Sule...