https://www.rferl.org/z/654 RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Afghanistan https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/654 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:16:50 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL China remains proactively engaged in finding a lasting solution to the dispute between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban. Once allies for decades, Pakistani and the Taliban forces fought bloody clashes last year. What is at stake for China? https://www.rferl.org/a/china-mediates-pakistan-taliban-dispute-afghanistan/33775964.html https://www.rferl.org/a/china-mediates-pakistan-taliban-dispute-afghanistan/33775964.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:46:17 +0200 News Analysis When Kazakhstan launched Central Asia’s first large-scale cloud-seeding program on May 17, it called it a high-tech response to drought, water scarcity, and accelerating desertification. https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-cloud-seeding-central-asia-weather/33772843.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-cloud-seeding-central-asia-weather/33772843.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:24:36 +0200 Features An overloaded truck carrying Afghan families returning from Pakistan crashed in eastern Afghanistan on May 30, killing at least 22 people and injuring 36 others, local officials said. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-returnees-killed-in-afghanistan-truck-crash/33769031.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-returnees-killed-in-afghanistan-truck-crash/33769031.html Sat, 30 May 2026 15:15:05 +0200 News Russia and Afghanistan’s Taliban have signed a military and technical cooperation deal, Russian media reported, but neither side released details, raising questions about whether it marks a substantive shift or a symbolic move. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-taliban-afghanistan-military-agreement-shoigu-yaqub/33767652.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-taliban-afghanistan-military-agreement-shoigu-yaqub/33767652.html Thu, 28 May 2026 18:37:02 +0200 Features The Taliban has issued a new law on divorce that explicitly acknowledges child marriage is permitted in Afghanistan. Two former child brides told RFE/RL that the law formalizes a reality many Afghan girls are already living: forced marriage, delayed justice, and silence treated as agreement. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-child-bride-marriage-divorce-girls-women/33766823.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-child-bride-marriage-divorce-girls-women/33766823.html Wed, 27 May 2026 17:21:19 +0200 Afghanistan Tens of thousands of Afghans have been internally displaced by deadly border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan in recent months. Among them is a father-of-six who now lives in a tent. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-pakistan-idp-refugees-border/33766621.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-pakistan-idp-refugees-border/33766621.html Wed, 27 May 2026 13:09:02 +0200 Afghanistan Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have closed down three local radio stations in the latest move in an ongoing crackdown that has seen the country's media landscape decimated since the militant group seized power for a second time in 2021. https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-closes-radio-stations-media-clampdown/33764361.html https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-closes-radio-stations-media-clampdown/33764361.html Mon, 25 May 2026 15:08:13 +0200 News As Iran struggles with the economic fallout from months of conflict, Afghan refugees and migrant workers in the Islamic republic say they are paying a disproportionate price. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-afghanistan-migrants-war/33761126.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-afghanistan-migrants-war/33761126.html Wed, 20 May 2026 17:30:41 +0200 Iran A major military museum in the western German city of Koblenz is denying entry to nationals from 26 countries, causing tense scenes with some visitors who arrive with children. https://www.rferl.org/a/germany-military-museum-bans-ukrainians-russians-security-risk/33756719.html https://www.rferl.org/a/germany-military-museum-bans-ukrainians-russians-security-risk/33756719.html Sat, 16 May 2026 13:28:17 +0200 Features A leaked EU threat assessment seen by RFE/RL warns that terrorism and violent extremism “pose a significant threat to the EU,” citing heightened risks from Afghanistan and Iran as well as negative spillover effects from the war in Ukraine. https://www.rferl.org/a/leaked-eu-report-rising-terror-risk-iran-afghanistan-russia/33758305.html https://www.rferl.org/a/leaked-eu-report-rising-terror-risk-iran-afghanistan-russia/33758305.html Sat, 16 May 2026 13:21:43 +0200 Features