The coronavirus pandemic has complicated efforts to eradicate the polio virus in Afghanistan, where authorities have reported a surge of new cases.
For nearly four decades, Afghans have been one of the largest refugee groups globally, but in recent years internal displacement has turned into a top humanitarian issue for the country of 35 million people.
The eldest son of the Taliban's late founder has emerged from his father's shadow to become a key figure in the militant fundamentalist group.
Lawmaker Mushahid Hussain heads the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs in the Pakistani Senate. In an interview with RFE/RL Gandhara, the former journalist weighed in on Islamabad’s recent spat with key ally Saudi Arabia and his country’s current standing in the region.
A changing regional landscape threatens longstanding security pact between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
Flash floods caused by torrential rains killed at least 38 people and destroyed hundreds of houses in an Afghan city north of Kabul, officials said on August 26.
Today, the remote valleys of Panjshir are now among a handful of Afghan rural territories where peace prevails, and the population largely supports the Afghan government.
An Afghan operation to apprehend the fugitive former head of the national soccer federation has reportedly failed after a standoff with armed locals in northeastern Afghanistan.
Residents and officials in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan say the Taliban is raking in considerable revenues by taxing illegal gold mining in the remote region bordering China, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.
As Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government completes its first two years in office this week, he and his cabinet members appeared to send out a coordinated message: The country’s rough patch is over.
For nearly half a century, Saira, 70, has helped the region’s women and saved many lives. She is now a local legend.
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