As we approach International Women’s Day, a small collection of pioneering women explain what it’s like to break convention ...

The Taliban’s reclusive leader has made a rare visit to a university in Afghanistan in his first known trip to a modern education institution. Hibatullah Akhundzada spoke of the importance of worldly ...

Taliban on alert and parading with American armored vehicles in Panjshir Province, Afghanistan.

Since the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, the U.S. State Department and USAID continued to fund key sectors ...

The Trump administration has made USAID a prime target for spending cuts under Elon Musk's DOGE — and America’s allies and enemies alike are taking notice.

There’s renewed debate about the practice now that Trump is moving to eliminate birthright citizenship, which is found in the ...

A Taliban fighter opened fire at the United Nations compound in Kabul, slightly injuring a security guard, and was later found dead, the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said Monday. The gunman shot at ...

In the years since their return to power, however, the Taliban authorities have worked to attract tourism to Afghanistan, touting a return to security.

A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food ... had signed an agreement in 2003 with the Tourism Promotion Services Company for Afghanistan. This contract was terminated by the ...

In the years since their return to power, however, the Taliban authorities have worked to attract tourism to Afghanistan, touting a return to security.

“The Taliban want these funds even though they ... had signed an agreement in 2003 with the Tourism Promotion Services Company for Afghanistan. This contract was terminated by the Emirates ...

Tourism official Mohammad Saeed told The Associated ... only to shut them again under pressure from authorities. The Taliban have barred women from gyms, public spaces including parks, and education.