Tens of thousands of Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of Indian Kashmir have rallied against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
Protesters in Afghanistan march against depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, Pakistan announces a new strategy to eradicate polio, and a Tajik Islamic school cracks down on poorly performing students.
Dozens of activists from Afghan nongovernmental organizations have staged a protest in Kabul to call attention to what they say is the growing influence of Islamic State (IS) militants in Afghanistan.
Afghan authorities have recently captured a number of young men who were apparently planning to carry out suicide bombings. The National Directorate of Security (NDS), the country's spy agency, presented several thwarted bombers to the media in Kabul.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was in Turkmenistan on January 22 for the second day of a two-day official visit.
Some 100 people have demonstrated in the Afghan capital against the depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Afghanistan's parliament has said it will leave seven cabinet nominees out of a mandatory parliamentary confirmation because they hold dual citizenship.
A new poll shows a majority of Afghans view their economic prospects as grim and getting worse.
When an Afghan villager saved an American soldier from the Taliban, it was a story fit for the silver screen. But there is no Hollywood ending for Mohammad Gulab in his quest for asylum in the United States.
Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry says government forces have killed 23 Taliban militants during operations in three different parts of the country.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says violence and threats against Afghanistan’s journalists by the government and security forces are on the rise.
Afghan authorities say dozens of Taliban fighters and other militants have been killed in military operations across the country over the past several days.
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