‘There is no need for women to work’: Afghan TV show takes on patriarchy
Inspired by hit US series Ugly Betty, Roya follows the fortunes of a 20-year-old, single, educated woman and her challenges joining the workforce in post-Taliban Kabul
Afghans vote for second day amid violence and technical problems
As the extended phase of the Afghan parliamentary elections came to a close on Sunday evening, reports of more violence and mismanagement emerged across the country as the death toll from the past two days of voting rose to over […]
One step forward, two steps backward
The newly-appointed U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, recently concluded a trip to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar aimed at setting the stage for talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Mr. Khalilzad met with Taliban representatives in Qatar […]
Insurgent attacks mar Afghan parliamentary elections
Voting to be extended in districts where polling stations were closed due to violence
Wounded but undeterred, Afghan blast survivors return to polling stations
‘I feel responsible for my country’s future’
Afghanistan Sikh, Hindu community brave danger to vote
Narendra Singh Khalsa is country’s only minority candidate and expected to win
Afghan elections 2018: Voters go to the polls amid Taliban threats – live blog
Some 8.8 million Afghans are expected to vote on Saturday in the country’s parliamentary elections as tens of thousands of forces fan out across the country to protect 21,000 polling stations.
Top Afghan General killed in Taliban attack in Kandahar
One of Afghanistan’s most powerful police chiefs, General Abdul Raziq, was among those killed in an insider attack on the Kandahar governor’s office on Thursday. An official of the Afghan spy agency, the National Directorate of Security, was also killed […]
Afghan parliamentary elections postponed in restive Ghazni
The provincial capital was besieged by the Taliban in August and security remains tenuous
Powerful Afghan police commander killed in Kandahar insider attack
Taliban targeted police chief and US General Scott Miller, who was unharmed