Afghanistan

Afghanistan will have a seven-member chess team in India this week for the 44th World Team Chess Tournament.

According to the General Directorate of Physical Education and Sports of Afghanistan (GDoPESA), the tournament will start on Wednesday and run through until August 10. 

This event takes place every two years and 188 countries are sending...

The United Nations once again called for the reopening of girls& schools above the sixth grade, saying that Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are prohibited from going to school.

Alison Davidian, the UN Women Representative in Afghanistan, has criticized the absence of female representatives in the cabinet and added...

US and Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials have exchanged proposals for the release of billions of dollars from Afghan central bank reserves held abroad into a trust fund, three sources familiar with the talks told Reuters. 

Significant differences between the sides remain, however, according to two of the sources, including the...