Afghanistan

By Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign minister called on Saturday for a fresh effort to stop neighbouring...

By John Irish DOHA (Reuters) - Several European countries are working on opening up a joint diplomatic mission in Afghanistan...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donors to the World Bank-administered Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) have agreed to decide about a transfer...

PARIS (Reuters) -France has carried out an evacuation mission in Afghanistan, taking 258 Afghans as well as 11 French, some...

By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A decree released by the Taliban barring forced marriage was a major step forward,...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban government on Friday released a decree on women's rights which said women should not be...

By Juliette Jabkhiro LILLE, France (Reuters) - Ghafour Mangl last heard from his cousin shortly before he was due to...

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Thursday for a record $41 billion to provide life-saving...

By Arshad Mohammed and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank's board has backed transferring $280 million from a...

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -A U.N. committee on Wednesday deferred a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A United Nations credentials committee on Wednesday deferred a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's border forces and Afghanistan's Taliban ended clashes over a "border misunderstanding" near the Afghan province of...

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Wednesday that a program to pay $300 million...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. delegation led by the special representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West, held talks with senior Afghan Taliban...

(Adds dropped word "of" in headline) CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia announced that it was opening the consular section in...

By Jonathan Landay and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The World Bank is finalizing a proposal to deliver up to $500 million...

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Monday that migrants were being exploited as "pawns" on...

KABUL (Reuters) - Hundreds of Afghan girls took entrance exams on Friday for a Turkish foundation in Kabul that runs...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The foreign ministers of India, Russia and China expressed concern on Friday at the deteriorating humanitarian situation...

By Andrew MacAskill and Ben Makori DOVER, England (Reuters) - The day after 27 people died trying to reach Britain...