Afghanistan
Taliban arrests senior co-founder Mullah Mutasim Agha Jan amid deepening internal rifts
Agha Jan, a close associate of the late Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar, served as finance minister in the group’s first government prior to the 9/11 attacks.
Australian former soldier gets bail on Afghanistan war crime charges
Afghan women’s rights advocates urge Melania Trump to support girls facing Taliban restrictions
Gas pipeline blown up in southern Pakistan by unknown assailants, says official
Afghan national jailed for 15 years in the UK for raping 12-year-old girl
Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, was convicted after a trial at Warwick Crown Court of one count of raping a child under 13 in Nuneaton, central England, last July.
Afghanistan releases American detainee in an effort to improve Taliban, US relations
Dennis Coyle, an American citizen held in Afghanistan since authorities detained him at his Kabul home in 2025, is among the hundreds of Americans freed by the Trump administration.
Pakistan denies deadly Kabul hospital attack, says it struck Taliban military site
Conflicting accounts over a disputed airstrike leave questions about the target and reported civilian deaths unresolved.
Kabul rehab center bombed by Pakistan, death toll rises, families search for survivors
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has put the death toll at 143 in the bombing of a Kabul drug rehab centre by Pakistan, an official told Reuters on Wednesday.
Pakistani air strike devastates Kabul rehab center as survivor recalls 'doomsday' scene
The Afghan Taliban government says at least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in the Monday night attack, but Islamabad denied having targeted any such facility.
Pakistan strikes hit drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Taliban says
Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said in a post on social media platform X that Pakistan had targeted "military installations" and "terrorist support infrastructure" in Kabul.
US designates Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as global terrorist group
The Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood uses unrestrained violence against civilians to undermine efforts to resolve the conflict in Sudan and advance its violent Islamist ideology,” the statement read.
Pakistan bombs airline fuel depot in Afghanistan, Taliban says
Following Beijing's stepped up mediation efforts, no Pakistani air strikes were reported by either side in over a week until the bombing in Kandahar.
Will Iran’s regime collapse lead to stability or chaos? - opinion
What will happen if Iranian citizens are once again encouraged by foreign leaders including President Donald Trump to take to the streets is impossible to predict.
US calls to reassess Afghanistan aid over Taliban policies, growing humanitarian crisis
"In light of the Taliban's intransigence, we must carefully evaluate the utility of international assistance and engagement in Afghanistan," Waltz said.
