Afghanistan
Female Afghan Christian convert flees Taliban, only to risk deportation in Qatar
Since retaking power, the Taliban has largely excluded women from public life. Girls are barred from secondary schools and universities, while women have faced sweeping restrictions.
Twenty killed, 100 missing after flash floods hit Afghanistan, authorities say
Women’s OIC conference in Pakistan sees Syrian delegation after 14 years
Trump administration launches campaign to dismantle ICC efforts to infringe on US sovereignty
Fourteen Pakistani police officers killed in car bombing, ambush in Bannu
Three personnel have been found alive and transferred to the hospital, the officer added.
Arrest of Pakistani journalist spurs dispute over Al-Qaida allegations
Supporters of Muhammad Saad bin Riaz say the accusations do not match his work as a researcher and journalist focused on regional conflicts and information warfare.
Trump considering plan to send Afghan refugees who helped US to Congo - NYT
AfghanEvac President Shawn VanDiver criticized the move, describing it as giving the refugees a choice between "the world’s number one refugee crisis to the world’s number two refugee crisis.”
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
Police arrested and charged Ben Roberts-Smith, 47, with five counts of war crimes last week over the murder of five unarmed Afghan civilians between 2009 and 2012.
Afghan women’s rights advocates urge Melania Trump to support girls facing Taliban restrictions
Over 100 Afghan women’s rights defenders have written to Melania Trump, urging her to help restore education and freedom to Afghan women and girls under Taliban rule.
Gas pipeline blown up in southern Pakistan by unknown assailants, says official
It suspended gas supply to several parts of the city and at least five more districts, the official said.
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.
