Afghanistan’s UN envoy says women have been excluded from public life for nearly five years, as UNAMA warns restrictions are harming the country’s future.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio designates Taliban-led Afghanistan a state sponsor of wrongful detention and demands release of detained Americans ...

Pakistan tells the UN Security Council that militant groups in Afghanistan threaten regional and global security as clashes between Pakistani forces and Taliban fighters intensify.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has warned that it will not allow even a single liter of oil to be exported from the Middle East as long as attacks by the United States and Israel continue. The statement, ...

UN official tells Security Council Taliban restrictions on women and aid operations are worsening Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis and limiting relief efforts.

Arafat Jamal, the UN refugee agency’s representative in Afghanistan, told Al Jazeera that returning Afghans are effectively “fleeing one war only to arrive in another.” He said many of the returnees ...

Turkey deploys six F-16 fighter jets and air defense systems to Northern Cyprus, citing security concerns and regional developments in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai calls for reopening schools and universities for girls, stressing women’s vital role in ...

UN Women says 90% of female-headed households in Afghanistan lack sufficient food, highlighting growing hardship for women ...

Pakistan introduces wartime austerity measures, including school closures and reduced government workdays, as oil prices surge amid the US-Israel war against Iran.

Syrian Kurdish leaders warn Iranian Kurds not to rely on U.S. support against Tehran, citing their own experience in Syria after years of cooperation with Washington.

The Pentagon spent roughly $5.6 billion worth of munitions and advanced weapons during the first two days of military strikes against Iran, highlighting the intensity of the opening phase of the ...