Women excluded from Afghanistan’s medical exit exam for fourth year
Taliban continue to bar female graduates from mandatory licensing test, worsening shortages in a fragile health system....
Flood death toll in Afghanistan rises to 99
The death toll from recent floods in Afghanistan has risen to 99, with at least 154 people injured, as weeks of heavy rains continue to batter much of the count...
Ex-MP Baktash Siawash stages sit-in outside European parliament over women’s rights
The sit-in calls for recognition of “gender apartheid” and an end to European engagement with Taliban....
Return of migrants from Iran drop sharply amid regional tensions
Fewer migrants are crossing at Islam Qala as conflict and economic disruption reshape movement patterns....
Pakistan resumes strikes in Afghanistan after ceasefire ends
Fighting reignites along the border after a brief Eid truce, with both sides trading claims over casualties and responsibility....
Afghanistan’s political landscape in past year
Despite expanded engagement by several countries, no others followed with official recognition....
Calls grow for probe into Pakistan strikes in Kabul
Former President Hamid Karzai condemned the attacks, calling them a violation of Afghanistan’s airspace....
Pakistani airstrikes target Taliban special forces site in Kandahar, sources say
Taliban spokesperson disputed the account, saying Pakistani forces struck a section of a drug rehabilitation hospital in the province....