From Christian nationalists to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, many far-right social conservatives are vehemently opposed to ...

Iran has found itself boxed in by a huge US armada, but could find support from an unlikely ally in Afghanistan.

Letter: George Papachristou and Gigih Yudhistira offer some hope in response to a report on how the Taliban’s ban on birth control is affecting Afghan women ...

Two men from Afghanistan arrived in Norway shortly after the Taliban seized control of the country in 2021. Now one of them is charged with murdering the other, and police are working to chart the ...

A new penal code has been published by Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, which will legalise acts of physical punishment against women.

Afghanistan's decision to overhaul its medicine market was meant to improve quality and boost domestic production, but industry specialists say the swift changes have led to a litany of problems.

The Taliban’s chief spokesperson recently stated that Afghans could assist Iran if the United States were to launch an attack. Speaking in an interview with Iran’s Pashto-language radio service, the ...

Domestic violence that does not result in 'broken bones or open wounds' is now legal in Afghanistan under the Taliban's new ...

Authorities say a bomb attached to a motorcycle has exploded near the gate of a police station in northwestern Pakistan, ...

Closure of Torkham border crossing causes over $240 million in losses, severely disrupting Pakistan-Afghanistan trade and daily cross-border movement.

Global outrage is mounting after reports that Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban authorities have introduced a new penal code widely criticised for weakening protections for women and children.

THE Taliban has legalised domestic violence in Afghanistan in a terrifying new assault on women’s rights. Signed off by ...