In and around Hicksville, New York’s Long Island, a number of Sikhs and Hindus who immigrated from Afghanistan live. The community is concerned about the future of their homeland as U.S. troops prepare to depart Afghanistan
Tajikistan Is Facing The Effects Of The Violence In Afghanistan, Which Is Being Led By The Taliban. As Fighting Raged Close, Residents Of A Border Town Said Injured Afghan Soldiers Fled Into Tajikistan For Safety
Rajab Ali, who lost both of his daughters in a school bombing west of Kabul, is the latest in a rising number of Afghan parents who have lost their children as a result of the continuing violence
Residents of the Almkhil town in the northern Balkh province of Afghanistan are returning to their houses destroyed in the fighting to collect their belongings as a temporary cease-fire largely holds between the Taliban and the Afghan government
Afghan officials say the Taliban have intensified their attacks across Afghanistan amid stalled peace talks in Doha
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has reported that up to 3,000 civilians were killed in Afghanistan last year, despite the ongoing peace talks to end decades of war in the country
Pakistan is fencing its border with Afghanistan for security. The move is unpopular with local tribes who say it impacts their relations and livelihoods
This week gunmen stormed Kabul University in the Afghan capital, killing at least 19 people and wounding more than 20 others. Monday’s deadly attack is just the latest example of how violence is on the rise in Afghanistan
The government has freed 3,000 Taliban prisoners and President Ashraf Ghani announced this week the remaining prisoners will also be released “within a very short period.”
baby girl, just 1 month old, has lost both legs in an attack by an unknown gunman in Afghanistan’s Faryab Province that also killed six members of the girl’s family. Afghan authorities said the Taliban was to blame, but the militant group has denied responsibility