Officials at Da Afghanistan Bank, the country&s central bank, announced Wednesday that nearly $900 million in humanitarian cash aid has been sent to Afghanistan since the collapse of the former government.

According to Bakhtar News Agency, Mohammad Saber Momand, a spokesman for Da Afghanistan Bank, said: &Thanks to the series of...

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With the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) increasing restrictions on women and the closure of Afghan girls& secondary and high schools, the EU Special Representative for Afghanistan said Wednesday girls should return to school and women should continue to work.

Tomas Niklasson wrote on Twitter on Wednesday that the situation in...

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Pakistani authorities and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have agreed to extend the current ceasefire for an indefinite time period until peace talks, being held in Kabul, conclude. 

The talks, facilitated by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) have resulted in the extension of the ceasefire between the Pakistan government and TTP on...

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The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan&s (IEA) foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said this week he hopes India will resume developmental projects and assured New Delhi that special attention will be paid to the safety and security of the Indian Embassy and Consulates in Afghanistan.  

In an interview with India&s News18  he...

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif for the first time since the prime minister&s election last month to discuss a range of topics, including bilateral trade and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. 

According to news reports, Downing Street said the call between the leaders on Monday evening...

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Shanghai sprung back to life on Wednesday after two months of bitter isolation under a ruthless COVID-19 lockdown, with people driving cars again or cramming into trains and buses to go back to work, hoping to never go through a similar ordeal again.

The 25 million residents in China&s largest and mostcosmopolitan city endured two months of...

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