Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has called on international donors to continue supporting his “wounded country” that has been facing a 14-year-Taliban insurgency.
The return of Afghan militias to the front line in the war against the Taliban has raised concerns, with locals claiming gross abuses at the hands of the irregular forces.
Afghan officials say unknown gunmen have dragged 13 male passengers out of two vehicles and shot them dead in northern Balkh Province.
Austrian police say the 71 dead migrants found last week in an abandoned truck were Syrian, Iraqi, and Afghan nationals.
Representatives of more than 30 nations and 40 international organizations have gathered in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, to discuss the country's future.
Amnesty International is condemning as "abhorrent" the public flogging of a man and a woman in Afghanistan for "adultery."
Thousands of refugees arriving by train to their dream destination -- Germany –- are receiving an outpouring of support from German officials and citizens.
An Afghan man and woman both endured 100 lashes in the western province of Ghor after being found guilty of adultery. It was the first time since the end of Taliban rule that such a sentence was supported by provincial authorities. (RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan)
The Taliban has published a 5,000-word biography of Mullah Akhtar Mansur, its recently named successor to spiritual leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has called for a "holy war" against corruption, which he said is a "cancerous lesion" threatening the survival of the state.
The Taliban has admitted that it covered up the death of its leader Mullah Mohammad Omar for more than two years, confirming that he died in 2013 as was first claimed by Afghanistan’s intelligence.
The United States is urging Pakistan to help restart peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents.
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