Tashkent’s transition from a security-oriented approach to a pragmatic, economy-first foreign policy in relation to Kabul is most evident in its engagement in northern Afghanistan.

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching ... Young women in Kabul and the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif said that abayas and headscarves offer more freedom of expression ...

The BBC Persian’s Nowruz show will delight viewers with Shohreh Aghdashloo’s reading from the classical poet Hafez – an ...

The ancient festival of Nowruz is celebrated in over 10 countries, including Afghanistan, as a symbol of nature’s renewal. It ...

Abu Ali Sina Hospital officials said on Monday they registered about 1,500 measles cases during the past three months.</ ...

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...

Many prefer a flowing abaya robe, worn with a hijab headscarf and often a face covering as well – sometimes a medical mask, ...

Taliban-ruled Afghanistan remains out of media headlines due to wars in Ukraine and Gaza An Afghan woman prepares 'Bolani', flatbreads stuffed with potatoes, at a bakery in Mazar-i-Sharif on March ...

MSF-supported hospitals in Afghanistan have seen a spike in measles cases this year. At least one kid has died every day due ...

"Only elders wear a burqa," said Razia Khaliq, as she embroidered one at a workshop in Mazar-i-Sharif. Khaliq began wearing the billowing head-to-toe burqa aged 13, like her mother and grandmother ...