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Afghanistan


14 hrs ago
Three Afghan soldiers in camouflage gear with guns peer around the corner of a sand-coloured building, with smoke seen around the corner

Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to be allowed to relocate to UK after U-turn

Previously "overlooked" evidence shows some Afghan soldiers are eligible for resettlement to the UK, armed forces minister says.

14 hrs ago
Asia
6 days ago
Feriba Almas wearing a black hijab and a green blazer. She is looking into the camera and not smiling

'The situation is very difficult for Afghan women'

A community group that helps support Afghan women and children is running in Ipswich for six weeks.

6 days ago
Suffolk
5 Oct 2024
A woman wearing a head scarf with flowers on it holds a young child who has a blue and white stripey hooded jumper on.

Project helping Afghan families living in Devon

The scheme has brought people together for walks and arts and crafts activities.

5 Oct 2024
Devon
29 Sep 2024
Nazdana holding a complaint paper

A child bride won the right to divorce - now the Taliban say it doesn't count

The Taliban have been revisiting rulings made under the US-backed government, overturning thousands of cases.

29 Sep 2024
Asia
24 Sep 2024
Meryl Streep spoke on the side lines of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters in New York

Cats have more freedom than Afghan women - Meryl Streep

A cat may "feel the sun on her face" in a park but girls do not have such freedoms under the Taliban, she said.

24 Sep 2024
Asia
23 Sep 2024
Sir Ben Wallace giving evidence at the inquiry

BBC report on unlawful SAS killings 'broadly accurate', MoD concluded

Officials wrote a letter saying a Panorama report on alleged war crimes in Afghanistan was accurate, despite public denials.

23 Sep 2024
UK
23 Sep 2024
Man in suit and jacket looks at camera with serious facial expression

Questions for Wallace over war crimes bill change that would have protected SAS

The change had the effect of pushing war crimes allegations against the SAS outside the cut off period for bringing a prosecution under normal circumstances.

23 Sep 2024
UK
22 Sep 2024
Dr Michael Fernando in a blue shirt and red braces, standing in front of a Rotary Clubs of Afghanistan banner, with another man standing to the right, wearing a grey blazer and jeans

Doctor helps to save Afghan babies' lives

The project "created hope in a country that desperately needs humanitarian aid".

22 Sep 2024
Somerset
16 Sep 2024
Afghanistan batter Karim Janat and South Africa bowler Tabraiz Shamsi (library picture)

Afghanistan v South Africa (in UAE) 2024

Results and scorecards from Afghanistan's "home" one-day international series against South Africa, played in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

16 Sep 2024
Cricket

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