The Taliban has arrested four young Afghan men for "promoting alien culture” because they wore outfits like those of the ...

Many Afghan "Zero Unit" fighters who served under the CIA now feel they are being abandoned after seeking asylum in the U.S. They've faced despair and isolation - and some have taken their own lives.

Coming just days after the shooting of two National Guard troops by an Afghan national suspect, federal authorities have ...

A Russian feminist reflects on Julia Ioffe’s history of modern Russia.

The fighters led by the CIA found themselves spiraling into despair because of what they saw as bureaucratic neglect and abandonment by the U.S. government. Among their ranks was Rahmanullah Lakanwal, ...

The past year was another bleak one for journalists, with dozens killed and hundreds more behind bars around the world, ...

Here is a look at the life of Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan. Personal Birth date: December 24, 1957 Birth place: Kandahar, Afghanistan Father: Abdul Ahad Karzai, politician Mother: ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India is noteworthy. The sheer energy of the long-term Russian dictator is ...

As part of our Retro Review series, we revisit Pardesi (1957), a pioneering Indo-Soviet film portraying a 15th-century ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities carried out a public execution at a stadium in the eastern city ...

Nine in 10 Afghan families skip meals, take on debt: UNDP 4.5 million returnees since 2023 strain collapsing economy Women's workforce share falls to 6% UNDP warns of worsening hunger, migration ...