Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Bangladesh openers Shadman Islam and Tanzid Hasan confer on the pitch after putting together a century partnership on Day 1 of the one-off cricket Test against Afghanistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE, today, 9 October 2026. Photo: ACB

Bangladesh squander flying start, finish Day 1 on 317-8

Bangladesh failed to capitalise on Tanzid’s strong start, missing a chance to build a commanding first-innings total against Afghanistan.

A man sits in front of a destroyed building after an attack, which the Taliban say was an airstrike carried out by Pakistan's security forces, in Samkani District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan, June 29, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Pakistan says it launched air strikes on Afghanistan over drone attacks

A man searches through the ruins of a damaged house following what the Taliban said was a Pakistani airstrike in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on 21 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan says it killed 28 militants, Taliban reports three civilian deaths

Afghan nationals carrying their belongings walk after crossing the border from Iran at the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province, Afghanistan. Photo: Reuters

Impoverished by war in Iran, Afghan migrants return to Taliban rule

Afghan women arrive to receive assistance from a World Food Program (WFP) distribution centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Sayed Hassib/File Photo

UN urges support for Afghan women amid tightening Taliban curbs

Map of Afghanistan. Photo: Collected

Taliban detain two Afghan staff members of UN political mission

Rabab Fatima at UNGA/Twitter

Bangladesh's Rabab Fatima appointed as UN chief's special rep for Afghanistan

Human rights activists are against any EU deal with Afghanistan's Taliban leadership. Photo: Nicolas Tucat/AFP via DW

Welcoming the Taliban? Germany's new Afghanistan policy

Pakistan-Afghanistan border conflict. Photo: Collected

Afghanistan says airstrikes launched on Pakistan; Islamabad says drones shot down

A man sits in front of a destroyed building after an attack, which the Taliban say was an airstrike carried out by Pakistan's security forces, in Samkani District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan, June 29, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

At least 28 killed in Pakistan air operations on Afghanistan

A Taliban soldier operates an anti-aircraft gun, following exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, in Momand Dara, in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, February 28, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Pakistani strikes kill 36 civilians, wound 163: Afghan govt

Afghan Taliban fighters patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, 15 October, 2025.Photo: Reuters

Pakistan says 29 militants killed in Afghan border operation

The Chiatibo glacier in the Hindu Kush mountain range, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, 16 October 2019. Neil Hall/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Strong earthquake hits Hindu Kush, shaking Afghanistan and Pakistan