An American woman has been released by the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan after being detained for the past month, the second freeing of a US citizen in the past eight days.

At least eight soldiers and a civilian were killed in western Pakistan on Friday in separate attacks along the border with ...

(Sri Lanka-Bus Accident) KABUL -- Afghanistan's Ministry of Economy granted 134 operating licenses to domestic and foreign organizations during the past year, the ministry's spokesperson Abdul ...

This situation is projected to result in an estimated 1,600 additional maternal deaths and over 3,500 infant deaths. “These are not just numbers, they represent lives lost and families shattered,” she ...

Nisar Wahdat’s path from Afghanistan to the U.S. cricket scene is a testament to perseverance and transformation. Growing up in Kabul, he overcame poverty, extreme conditions, and even terrorist ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this handout photo released by Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs, George Glezmann, center, poses with ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Thursday that American national George Glezmann was on his way back to the U.S. after being released by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers. Glezmann, an Atlanta ...

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to present this testimony on the critical issue of religious freedom in Afghanistan. The human rights of religious minorities and others who do not conform ...

British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma says the province’s racist-incident hotline has received about 600 calls since its launch less than a year ago. Sharma says the calls resulted in ...

The friction this creates takes the temperatures of its outer casing to about 1,600 degrees Celsius, with heat shields protecting the occupants inside. So, the cheers to celebrate Sunita Williams ...