Afghanistan

Tens of thousands flee Pakistan’s Tirah Valley amid military action warnings

Amid heavy snowfall, tens of thousands of families have evacuated Pakistan’s Tirah Valley, driven by warnings of military operations against Islamist terrorists in the region.

JANUARY 31, 2026|ByREUTERS

Armed Taliban security personnel keep guard beside the closed gate of the zero point border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan at Spin Boldak district in Kandahar province on October 12, 2025.

A Taliban security personnel stands guard along a road near the Ghulam Khan zero-point border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Gurbuz district in the southeast of Khost province on October 20, 2025.

Taliban confirms it is holding Americans, ex-intel officer calls detainee Coyle 'valuable asset'

Americans are being held in near-solitary confinement by a Taliban counterintelligence unit whose personnel include former detainees from Guantanamo Bay and the US-run Bagram prison.

JANUARY 29, 2026|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE

Kurdish internal security forces stand guard after seizing a quantity of captagon pills in Qamishli, Syria, March 25, 2025.

Follow the flow: Inside Iranian narco-trafficking in Iraqi Kurdistan - explainer

In recent years, the Sulaymaniyah governorate in eastern Iraqi Kurdistan has become a hub for Iranian narco trafficking.

JANUARY 25, 2026|ByOBSIDIAN RESEARCH BUREAU

US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announce an agreement between the two countries as they hold a press conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, Britain.

Starmer, Prince Harry condemn Trump's 'little off the front lines' NATO comments

President Trump said of NATO, “They’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan, or this or that, and they did, they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.”

JANUARY 24, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Earthquake in Afghanistan kills 800, injures 2,800

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan’s Kunar province, leaving hundreds feared dead and injured as rescuers search for survivors.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByREUTERS

Damage caused by earthquake in Afghanistan, September 1, 2025.

Germany to resume entry of vulnerable Afghans after legal, diplomatic pressure

Afghan nationals deemed at risk under Taliban rule will be allowed to enter Germany after long holds in Pakistani refugee camps.

AUGUST 26, 2025ByREUTERS

Afghan nationals with their belongings gather as they head back to Afghanistan, after Pakistan intensified its deportation campaign, forcing undocumented Afghans to leave the country, at the Torkham border crossing, Pakistan April 7, 2025.

‘I’m still trapped in August 2021’: Afghan women in exile share haunting memories

Afghan women who fled Taliban rule describe trauma, loss, and fear as they struggle for recognition abroad.

AUGUST 19, 2025ByARSHAD MEHMOOD / THE MEDIA LINE

Women with tape on their mouths protest in silence against the loss of fundamental rights for women and girls in Afghanistan. August 15 marks four years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, August 15, 2025.

Returned and reeling: Afghans expelled from Iran struggle to start over

Iranian authorities say they tried to prevent family separations but admit the post-war rush split some families. Students were encouraged to leave with relatives under a voluntary return plan.

AUGUST 7, 2025ByREUTERS

An Afghan family deported from Iran rests with their belongings at a camp for returning migrants near Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province, Afghanistan. July 20th, 2025.

IRGC asks Taliban for leaked 'kill list' of suspected MI6 agents, collaborators - report

In doing so, IRGC intends to increase its knowledge on spies working for the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, which may give Iran leverage ahead of nuclear negotiations.

AUGUST 6, 2025ByJAMES GENN

The head of the Taliban government, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Kabul, Afghanistan January 26, 2025.

Car ramming, airline antisemitism, and attempted assassination - July 24, 2025

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JULY 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS

Afghan women battle the Taliban's Sharia laws with hair salons, underground businesses - report

From underground hair salons to selling makeup and jewelry online, a report by The Washington Post details the daily struggles that women in Afghanistan face.

JULY 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Two Afghan women in interview with Reuters.

Masked ICE agents detain former Afghan interpreter who helped US military

He was in the United States legally and was arrested after an appointment in Connecticut related to his application for a green card under a program to protect people who worked for US forces.

JULY 23, 2025ByREUTERS