By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and ...

The commission will hold a multipanel hearing on what for many is a defining point of the war: President Barack Obama’s troop ...

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After US Congressman Bill Huizenga said, “Afghanistan has once again become a hotbed for terrorists looking for safe harbor,” ...

Comparisons with a similar 2009 UNODC study reveal significant shifts. Stimulant use, once negligible, is now reported by over half of the sample population. Cannabis and opium use have declined, ...

From a massive refugee population to a major trade partner, Iran is of crucial importance to the Taliban regime. The U.S.

The country’s Taliban administration, which seized power more than three years ago but remains unrecognised by any nation, is ...

Pakistan has temporarily shut down the crucial Ghulam Khan border crossing with Afghanistan due to heightened security ...

Russia is increasingly approaching Afghanistan as yet another Central Asian state – including gradually opening access to its ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Afghans returning in adverse circumstances from Iran, warning that returns on a massive scale have the potential to ...