In the sienna-colored curves of Pakistan’s Hindu Kush mountains, one of the most rugged and lawless regions in the world, a cavernous, grooved crater gouged out from a hillside shines in the winter ...

The most worrisome flash point in South Asia today lies not between the nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan but to the west, along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. A simmering conflict ...

Americans are being held in near-solitary confinement by a Taliban counterintelligence unit whose personnel include former detainees from Guantanamo Bay and the US-run Bagram prison.

Palo Alto resident Kathy Torgersen is well known in political circles for her work on supporting progressive candidates ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gul Ahmad (centre) along with his deceased stepbrother Habibullah's son Waheed (right) and Saeed offering prayers over his grave ...

Habibullah set off from his home in western Afghanistan determined to find work in Iran, only for the 15-year-old to freeze to death while walking across the mountainous frontier. "He was forced to go ...

Gul Ahmad (centre) along with his deceased stepbrother Habibullah's son Waheed (right) and Saeed offering prayers over his grave in Ghunjan — Mohsen KARIMI Habibullah set off from his home in western ...

President Trump’s Middle East envoy and his son-in-law were expected to meet Iran’s foreign minister in Istanbul on Friday ...

Mohsen Karimi AFP Jan 5, 2026 50 mins ago 0 Gul Ahmad (centre) along with his deceased stepbrother Habibullah's son Waheed (right) and Saeed offering prayers over his grave in Ghunjan Gul Ahmad ...