The formal recognition of an Afghanistan women’s refugee team on the international stage isn’t just about soccer for former player and activist Khalida Popal.

Afghanistan's capital is in the grip of a water crisis - Nestled in a high-altitude valley in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountain range, Kabul is rapidly running out of water

Friday's earthquake had an epicenter in the Hindu Kush mountain range, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center and U.S. Geological Survey.

The administrative change hints at China’s plan for greater integration with Afghanistan – and beyond to Central Asia.

Afghan civil society activists and United Nations experts held a meeting in Geneva on Monday focused on justice, accountability and restoring the rule of law in Afghanistan amid continuing human rights concerns under Taliban rule.

Records reviewed by Spotlight on Maryland suggest the story of how Wes Moore got to Afghanistan is more complicated than the misleading public narrative has indicated.

A column of U.S. Marines advance to a security position after seizing a Taliban forward-operating base in an unspecified location in Afghanistan on Nov. 25, 2001. U.S. Marine photo by Sgt. Joseph Chenelly. Credit: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph ...

Afghanistan’s national powerlifting team won six medals at the 2026 World Powerlifting Championship in Belarus, delivering one of the country’s strongest international performances in the sport in recent years.