Oct 31 Watch 8:15 Afghan man detained by immigration agents despite following legal asylum procedures By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens The Trump administration’s anti-immigration agenda has included efforts to cut back on both illegal and legal pathways into the country. Thursday, the president set the lowest-ever cap on refugee entries at 7,500 per year. At the same time, more than… Continue watching
Oct 19 Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to respect ceasefire mediated by Qatar and Turkey By Riazat Butt, Associated Press Afghanistan and Pakistan, embroiled in fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, pledged on Sunday to respect a ceasefire. Continue reading
Oct 16 Taliban government blames Pakistan for drone strikes on Afghanistan By Siddiqullah Alizai, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Afghanistan’s Taliban government says Pakistan carried out two drone strikes on Kabul the day before. Continue reading
Oct 12 Afghanistan kills dozens of Pakistani soldiers in cross-border attack, Taliban government says By Associated Press Earlier in the week, Afghan authorities accused Pakistan of bombing the capital, Kabul, and a market in the country’s east. Pakistan did not claim responsibility for the assault. Continue reading
Sep 18 WATCH: Trump says U.S. 'trying to get' Bagram Air Base back from Afghan government By Associated Press In a news conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Donald Trump described his call for the U.S. military to re-establish a beachhead in Afghanistan as “breaking news” but he has previously raised the idea. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 6:46 'We gave everything': Afghan allies abandoned by U.S. share fears of life under Taliban By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev As the American war in Afghanistan ended four years ago, thousands of Afghans who had worked with the United States, and believed in the American-led war against the Taliban, were left behind. Many of them are still there after the… Continue watching
Sep 04 Death toll from Afghan earthquake jumps to 2,205, the Taliban say By Associated Press A 6.0 magnitude quake struck several provinces of the mountainous and remote east on Sunday night, levelling villages and trapping people under rubble. Continue reading
Sep 02 Rescuers race to find Afghan earthquake survivors as death toll passes 1,400 By Associated Press The Taliban has appealed for international assistance on Tuesday, but aid is limited due to global crises and reduced budgets. Continue reading
Sep 01 An earthquake destroys villages in eastern Afghanistan and kills 800 people, with 2,500 injured By Associated Press A Taliban government spokesman says most of the casualties are in Kunar province, near the border with Pakistan. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 6:15 Afghan women's freedoms severely restricted four years after U.S. withdrawal, UN says By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Four years ago today, the U.S. military completed its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Since then, the Taliban has imposed Islamic law and severely restricted the rights of girls and women. John Yang speaks with Richard Bennett, the United Nations’ special… Continue watching