Taliban fighters overran a key district in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz on June 21 and surrounded the provincial capital, police said.
Just 22 percent of Afghan women are in the labor force -- but job training programs across the country could help change that. One center in Kandahar offers courses in sewing, knitting, and other skills that give trainees the means to support themselves and their families.
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has sharply criticized the United States and its allies for "failing" in their mission to fight extremism and bring stability to the war-torn country, instead leaving it in "total disgrace and disaster."
U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, at the White House on June 25, the White House has announced.
Afghanistan's president has introduced two nominees to head the Defense and Interior ministries at a crucial juncture for the country, with Taliban militants winning ground and foreign forces embarked on a complete withdrawal by September.
The Taliban has seized control of dozens of districts in Afghanistan since the start of the international military withdrawal on May 1.
The latest edition brings you stories on Turkey’s quest for a new role in Afghanistan, the plight of Afghan interpreters, and why a Pashtun clan is refusing to bury their assassinated leader.
U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan has welcomed Turkey's “clear commitment” to take a lead role in securing Kabul's international airport after the planned U.S.-led withdrawal of allied troops from Afghanistan later this year.
Amnesty International is urging the Afghan authorities to investigate and bring to justice the perpetrators of a recent series of deadly attacks against civilians amounting to war crimes.
Thousands of Afghans who worked for foreign troops face an uncertain fate as international forces prepare to leave Afghanistan by September.
Gunmen on June 15 targeted several polio vaccination teams in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least five of the medical workers. It was the second such assault against polio vaccination teams in the area in less than three months.
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