Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Armed Taliban personnel in north-eastern Afghanistan, pictured earlier this month - AFP Jamila Afghani, one of Afghanistan’s top ...

Mental health conditions are highly prevalent in conflict-affected settings, where long-lasting instability reshapes daily life and erodes psychological wellbeing over time. WHO estimates that ...

Afghanistan's cricket superstar Rashid Khan has opened up about the extraordinary security measures he must take while travelling in his home country, revealing that he uses a bulletproof car for ...

The UN warns the Taliban is nearing its goal of erasing women from public life in Afghanistan. Since 2021, Afghan women have been squeezed out of education, jobs, travel, and have to abide by strict ...

Anay Sabhnani is leading an effort to help girls and young women in Afghanistan get an education following the Taliban’s ban on school for females over age 12 when it returned to power in 2022. The 17 ...

My name is Mehria. I am 16 years old and I live in northern Afghanistan. Since birth, I have had a disability in one of my legs, which becomes more apparent when I walk. My mother says my disability ...

Abdulhaq Sodais, right, and Spencer Sullivan embrace at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Dec. 17 after Sodais successfully made it to the United States. Barely half an hour had passed since ...

Gunnery Sergeant Matthew Small, a member of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team working in Marjah, Afghanistan, surveys a pathway used by Marines in the region.Max Becherer / Polaris Gunnery Sergeant ...