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Taliban fighters celebrate the first anniversary of the fall of Kabul in the Afghan capital on Aug. 15, 2022.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2026
The toll on Afghanistan of five years of Taliban rule
Afghans are asking the world: How long and to what extent must the Taliban continue internal repression and support for terrorism before the world recognizes the threat?
Afghan families at Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar, in 2021. Once promised a move to the United States, Afghan refugees who helped U.S. forces say they face ¡®bad or worse¡¯ options: resettlement in Congo or returning to live under the Taliban where their lives would be in danger.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 27, 2026
Caught between wars, Afghan allies of U.S. trapped in Qatar without safe exit
The Afghans were evacuated due to their ties to the U.S. and fear of reprisals by the Taliban authorities, but processing has been halted by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Young Afghan evacuees play soccer in a residential compound in Doha, Qatar. The U.S. is offering Afghan refugees at a camp in the country the choice to emigrate to Congo or returning to their Taliban-ruled homeland, an activist has said.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
U.S. tells Afghans to choose Taliban-run homeland or Congo, activist says
More than 1,100 Afghans have been in limbo in a refugee processing camp in Qatar after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a halt to a resettlement program.
Afghan women walk toward a safer place on Sept. 3 after their house was damaged following a deadly magnitude 6 earthquake in Kunar province, Afghanistan. Women in the country have to cover up when outside the home, with only their hands and eyes visible.
WORLD / Society
Mar 10, 2026
Rituals of resilience: How Afghan women stay sane in their ¡®cage¡¯
From singing to going up into the mountains to scream, five Afghan women talked about how they cope with their lives tightly controlled by Taliban government rules.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid gestures during a news conference, following an escalation in cross-border tensions with Pakistan, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Friday.
WORLD
Feb 28, 2026
Afghan Taliban open to talks after Pakistan bombs Kabul and Kandahar
The latest violence erupted after Pakistan¡¯s airstrikes on Afghan territory last weekend triggered Afghan retaliatory attacks along the border on Thursday.
Afghan relatives and mourners surround the body of a victim, killed in an overnight Pakistani air strike, during a mass burial ceremony in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 22, 2026
Afghanistan¡¯s ruling Taliban say Pakistan strikes kill and injure dozens
The strikes bring a sharp ?escalation in tension just days after Kabul released three Pakistani soldiers in a Saudi-mediated move to smoothe relations.
An Afghan man buys medicine at a pharmacy in Kabul on Feb. 9.
WORLD
Feb 17, 2026
Bitter pill: Taliban government shakes up Afghan medicine market
A decision to overhaul its medicine market was meant to improve quality and boost domestic production, but industry specialists say the changes have led to a litany of problems.
People from Pakistan and Afghanistan¡¯s border-region tribal areas wave white flags and chant slogans during a rally to protest against the militant violence and killings of their elders and political figures, in Karachi on July 13.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2025
Pakistan has deadliest year in decade as Taliban ties worsen
The number of deaths from insurgent attacks climbed to 3,967 nationwide, the highest since 2015.
Afghan nationals residing in India and supporters of the Afghan Refugee Women's Association hold banners and placards and shout slogans during a demonstration in New Delhi in 2021 demanding better rights for women in Afghanistan.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 12, 2025
Abortion in Afghanistan: ¡®My mother crushed my stomach with a stone¡¯
Fewer than half of Afghan women have access to contraceptive methods such as condoms, implants or pills, with abortion being illegal.
Firefighters douse a car at the suicide blast site in Islamabad on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 12, 2025
Pakistan ¡®in a state of war¡¯ after explosion kills 12 in capital
The attack has raised alarm that insurgent violence, confined in recent years to Pakistan¡¯s western regions, has reached its urban centers.
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (center) leaves after attending a news conference at the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi on Oct. 12. The reopening of India's embassy in Kabul followed Muttaqi¡¯s recent visit to India's capital.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2025
India¡¯s Kabul return may recast global Taliban policy
The reopening followed Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi¡¯s recent visit to India, enabled by a special United Nations sanctions exemption.
A Taliban soldier stands guard as deported Afghan refugees from Pakistan arrive at the border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 29, 2025
Pakistan says peace talks with Afghanistan ¡®failed¡¯
Pakistan and Afghanistan have been holding negotiations in Istanbul aimed at securing peace after deadly border clashes killed more than 70 people and wounded hundreds.
A Taliban soldier stands guard along a road near the Ghulam Khan zero-point border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday.
WORLD
Oct 21, 2025
Kabul must rein in militants for ceasefire to hold, says Pakistan
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a ceasefire in Doha over the weekend after days of border clashes that killed dozens, the worst such violence since 2021.
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (R) and his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi (L) shake hands during a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on Oct. 10.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 19, 2025
Growing India-Taliban ties anger neighboring Pakistan
Pakistan and India have fought repeated wars since partition cleaved the subcontinent at the end of British rule in 1947.
Pakistan Army's ceremonial guards perform during the funeral ceremony of a paramilitary personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) who was killed during the Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes, in Kohat, Pakistan, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2025
Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to ¡®immediate ceasefire¡¯ in Qatar talks
Security sources in Islamabad said earlier strikes in Afghan border areas targeted a militant group linked to the Pakistani Taliban.
Afghan Taliban fighters patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 16, 2025
Ceasefire called after new Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes kill dozens
The ceasefire, which began at 6:00 p.m. Islamabad time and is said to last 48 hours, followed a week of violence between the two neighbors.
Mourners and villagers carry the coffin of a Pakistani soldier in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 14, 2025
Why has the latest Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict erupted?
Late on Saturday, Taliban forces attacked Pakistani military posts along the length of the 2,600-kilometer?border, with Pakistani forces later retaliating.
Afghan citizens and their vehicles loaded with belongings idle in Chaman, Pakistan, as they head back to their country after Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 12, 2025
Pakistan-Afghan border crossings closed after heavy clashes
The neighboring countries have had frosty relations since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021.
Afghan soldiers stand guard at the gate of Bagram Air Base, Parwan province, Afghanistan, on July 2, 2021, the day the last American troops vacated the facility.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2025
Will Trump strike Afghanistan over Bagram Air Base?
For Afghans, the cost of another military conflict with the U.S. would be ruinous.
A general view of Kabul on Tuesday following a nation-wide telecom outage
WORLD
Oct 1, 2025
¡®I couldn¡¯t reach them¡¯: Afghans abroad despair at blackout
The internet blackout spells worse conditions for those living in one of the world¡¯s poorest countries after having already endured decades of conflict.
Magnitude 7.2 quake hits northern Japan
A screenshot of the Japan Meteorological Agency website shows the seismic intensity of Thursday morning's earthquake.
Strong earthquake jolts Yamanashi and Kanagawa amid landslide fears
A Japan Meteorological Agency map shows the seismic intensity of Friday night's earthquake centered in Yamanashi.
Two storms approach Japan, with possible convergence complicating forecasts
A map depicting the paths of Tropical Storm Mekkhala and Tropical Storm Higos
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Heavy rain continues across country with two approaching tropical storms
A Japan Meteorological Agency official in Tokyo explains on Thursday about the two tropical storms approaching Japan.
Takaichi¡¯s blueprint of women¡¯s policies focuses on menopause, education and housekeepers
A female technician maintaining and inspecting machinery
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu relishes chance to face ¡®serious Brazil¡¯ in knockout stage
Japan's Daizen Maeda celebrates after scoring against Sweden during a Group F match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday.
Takaichi¡¯s social media strategy tests old political norms
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has, in addition to traditional media appearances, focused more on direct communication through social media, official messaging and rapid online rebuttals since taking office.
Fans take over iconic Shibuya Crossing as Japan reaches World Cup knockout round
Fans celebrate at the Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Friday as Japan advanced to the knockout round in the World Cup.
¡®All the Lovers in the Night¡¯ film adaptation brings ¡®unstable beauty¡¯ to the screen
Director Yukiko Sode (center) poses with her lead actors Tadanobu Asano (left) and Yukino Kichii (right) at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.

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