U.S. executive order preserves Afghan central bank assets

The final U.S. military aircraft departed Kabul, ending the U.S. military presence and the 20-year intervention. The evacuation airlift had moved tens of thousands of people, while many Afghans who...

Women marched in Kabul for the right to work, equal rights and political participation. Human Rights Watch reported that Taliban forces used tear gas and warning shots as protesters asserted public...

The Taliban announced an acting cabinet led by Mohammad Hasan Akhund. It was composed of Taliban figures, without women or representatives of other political currents. Calling it “acting” did not...

The UN launched a $606 million appeal to provide life-saving aid to about 11 million people through year-end. Most humanitarian staff inside Afghanistan were Afghan nationals.

A suicide bombing struck Kandahar’s Fatima Mosque during Friday prayers. ISKP claimed responsibility. Human Rights Watch reported at least 63 killed; the attack underscored danger to Shia communities.

On the day secondary schools reopened for the new academic year, Taliban authorities kept girls above grade six out of class, reversing expectations that they would return. The indefinite closure...

Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada issued a ban on poppy cultivation and narcotics production and trade. The decree sharply curtailed a major rural livelihood and global illicit-drug supply...

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan, affecting Paktika and Khost and killing more than 1,000 people. Many homes were mud-brick structures in remote areas, complicating rescue...

UNAMA’s report documented civilian protection concerns, extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary detention, restrictions on women and girls, and limits on fundamental freedoms in the first ten...

A U.S. drone strike killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri at a residence in Kabul. The strike was the first publicly confirmed U.S. attack in Afghanistan since the troop withdrawal and demonstrated...