Leading off… Russia has become the first state to recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan, almost four years after the radical Islamic movement returned to power in Kabul. A Russian Foreign ...

Another project designed to draw Afghans closer to Central Asia is the AIRITOMFree Zone in Termez, which opened last year and ...

An Afghani family had to make a terrible choice — leaving several children behind amid a war. Here's how the family was ...

A dowry is given so that a girl can hold her head high among others and not be looked down upon. Without it, in the groom’s family — especially from the mother-in-law or sisters-in-law — there’s a lot ...

Kabul could completely run out of water within five years, experts say, blaming the crisis on rapid population growth, ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, ...

The city of six million people could soon run out water, amid climate change, sanctions and governance failures.

The Zero Units served alongside Americans, helping them fight, then evacuate. Now, they face uncertainty as they begin their ...

On Thursday, the Russian foreign ministry confirmed to the agency that Moscow had formally recognized the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ...

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan amid a chaotic U.S. withdrawal and toppled the Western-backed government in 2021.

Russia said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to ...

Afghanistan's government said on Thursday that Russia had become the first country to officially recognise its rule, calling ...