Afghanistan
Young boy dies after three days trapped in well in southern Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - A young boy in trapped in a well in southern Afghanistan for three days died before locals...
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Pakistan struggles to quell violence on its Afghan border
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's military has stepped up operations along the Afghan border in recent weeks after...
Read moreAfghan war crimes suspect says he is a victim of mistaken identity
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A 76-year-old Afghan man accused of being the commander of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul in...
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Britain to co-host Afghanistan aid summit, hoping to raise $4.4 billion
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Tuesday it would co-host an international aid conference with the United Nations next month to...
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Taliban call on Biden to reverse move to halve frozen Afghan funds
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban on Monday warned that it would reconsider its policy towards the United States if President...
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Afghan central bank says U.S. plan for frozen funds an ‘injustice’
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's central bank on Saturday criticised Washington's plan to use half the bank's $7 billion in frozen...
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Afghan refugees in UAE protest for third day, call for U.S. resettlement
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Afghan refugees held in the United Arab Emirates for months since fleeing Afghanistan last...
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Journalists working with U.N. released after detention in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) -Two detained journalists in Afghanistan who had been working with the United Nations were released on Friday along...
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U.S. plans to free half of $7 billion in frozen Afghan funds for aid
By Andrea Shalal and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is seeking to free up half of the...
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Swiss raise rights concerns, including girls’ education, with Afghan Taliban
GENEVA (Reuters) - Switzerland has raised concerns about human rights in Afghanistan, including about girls' education, in a meeting with...
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Exclusive-U.N. aims to launch new Afghanistan cash route in February: U.N. note
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Nations aims to kickstart this month a system to swap millions of...
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Afghan refugees in UAE protest months-long wait for resettlement
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Hundreds of Afghans have launched a rare protest at a United Arab Emirates facility...
Read moreU.N. rights office demands release of Afghan women activists
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights office called on Tuesday for the release of four women activists and their...
Read moreU.S. offers reward for information on ISIS-K leader, Kabul airport attack
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -The United States said on Monday it was offering a reward of up to $10 million...
Read moreAfghan refugee shares secret story in acclaimed film ‘Flee’
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - When filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen was 15 years old, an Afghan teenager arrived in...
Read moreFive Pakistan soldiers killed in attack from Afghanistan, military says
By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Militants firing from inside Afghanistan killed at least five Pakistani soldiers...
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Factbox: Pushed into the shadows, Islamic State still has global reach
(Reuters) - (This February 4 story deletes incorrect description of Boko Haram as an affiliate of Al Qaeda in paragraph...
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Single bomber carried out Kabul airport attack, U.S. military says
By Phil Stewart and Rami Ayyub WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday that a single Islamic State...
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Pakistani military conduct search for militants 38 hours after base attacks
By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) -At least three militants were killed by Pakistani security forces and six were injured...
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U.S. faces snags in bid to speed up at-risk Afghan evacuations
By Jonathan Landay and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lack of flights and the search for a new U.S....
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