Afghanistan

West links Afghan humanitarian aid to human rights

by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES and Viken KANTARCI Agence France-Presse OSLO, Norway (AFP) - Western diplomats Tuesday linked humanitarian aid to Afghanistan…

Virtuoso keeps Afghan music alive despite Taliban ban

by Anna MALPAS Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Homayoun Sakhi closes his eyes and runs his fingers along…

Taliban, Western officials meet for talks in Oslo

by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES Agence France-Presse OSLO, Norway (AFP) - Taliban and Western diplomats meet in Oslo on Monday for talks…

Rescue workers search for survivors after deadly Afghanistan quake

HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Rescue workers on Tuesday searched for survivors after an earthquake in a remote western region of…

At least 26 killed in Afghan earthquake

HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) -- At least 26 people were killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Monday, an official…

Spoils of war: Taliban put victory over US on display

by Elise BLANCHARD Agence France-Presse GHANZI, Afghanistan (AFP) - In the governor's compound of Afghanistan's Ghazni province, a new historical…

Taliban supreme leader makes first public appearance

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada addressed supporters in the southern city of Kandahar, officials announced…

At least 32 dead, 53 wounded in Afghan Shiite mosque blast: medic

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- At least 32 people were killed and 53 wounded when explosions hit a Shiite mosque in…

Suicide bomber kills at least 55 at Shiite mosque in Afghanistan

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (AFP) -- A suicide bomb attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz…

20 killed, hundreds injured as quake rattles southern Pakistan

  by Banaras KHAN with Maaz KHAN in Quetta Agence France Presse HARNAI, Pakistan (AFP) -- At least 20 people…

Over 2,000 health facilities shuttered in Afghanistan: Red Cross

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Afghanistan's health system is on the verge of collapse, a top Red Cross official warned Thursday,…

ICC to focus Afghan probe on Taliban, IS-K: prosecutor

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The International Criminal Court's new chief prosecutor said Monday he wants to focus his investigation…

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