Afghanistan
Muslim nations rip into India over insulting remarks about Islam
At least five Arab nations have lodged official protests against India following comments made by two prominent spokespeople from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
- by Sheikh Saaliq
Latest
Blasts rip through mosque, minivans in Afghanistan, killing at least a dozen
The explosion in the mosque in Kabul occurred just hours after deadly bombs hit passenger vehicles in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.
- by Rahim Faiez
Male newsreaders wear masks in protest as Taliban cover female TV anchors
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have begun enforcing an order requiring all female TV news anchors in the country to cover their faces while on-air as part of a hard-line shift.
- by Rahim Faiez
Taliban order Afghan women to cover up head to toe
The Taliban order is a sharp, hard-line pivot that confirms the worst fears of rights activists.
‘Heinous’: Explosion at Kabul mosque kills worshippers
A powerful explosion has ripped through a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing at least 50 people.
- by Kathy Gannon
Opinion
The Taliban
Meeting the ‘heroes’ who bear cost of West’s failure in Afghanistan
So often the West’s failure in Afghanistan gets discussed in abstract terms; these women’s stories reveal precisely what is at stake.
- by Julie Szego
They joined the Navy to see the world, but the pandemic meant they couldn’t go ashore
The pair were roommates when they first joined the Navy, then went their separate ways to see the world at sea before reuniting at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance on Anzac Day.
- by Jewel Topsfield and Adam Carey
After Pakistan conducts air strikes in Afghanistan, Kabul denounces ‘invasions’
Pakistan, which has not confirmed any involvement in airstrikes inside Afghanistan’s borders, said the two countries are “brotherly countries”.
‘Vulnerable’ Afghanistan veterans urged to lead Anzac Day march to avoid Vietnam-era stigma
The NSW Veterans Minister says there’s “a genuine feeling of vulnerability” among Afghanistan veterans who returned home after the fall of Kabul last year.
- by Josh Dye
Dozens killed in mosque bombing in Afghanistan, Taliban says
A bombing at a mosque and religious school in Afghanistan has killed at least 33 people, including students of a religious school.
- by Kathy Gannon and Mohammad Shaob Amin