Iran Extends Government Shutdowns Amid Soaring Heat and Power Cuts
Amid suffocating temperatures, the Iranian authorities are closing public offices and cutting water and electricity as the country struggles with an energy crisis.
Afghanistan
Thousands face deportation to danger as Trump targets temporary protections
People with temporary protected status face possible deportation even though their home countries – including Afghanistan and Haiti – remain unsafeMany thousands of immigrants living in the US who came from certain countries regarded as risky or danger…
Afghanistan, Pakistan And China Vow Stronger Cooperation Against Terror Groups At Trilateral Meeting
At the sixth trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China held in Kabul on August 22, 2025, the three nations underlined the importance of consolidating their efforts to combat cross-border terrorism and regional security threats.The talks placed particular emphasis on countering the activities of terrorist organisations like Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the
Joao Silva’s Journey Back to Afghanistan
Fifteen years after a combat photographer lost his legs to a land mine, he returned to the place in Afghanistan where it happened.
At least 78 people killed as bus collides with fuel truck in western Afghanistan
Children among dead after bus carrying Afghans deported from Iran crashed and caught fire in Herat province Seventy-eight people have died in western Afghanistan in a collision between a bus carrying Afghans who had recently been deported from Iran and…
Bus Crash Kills Scores of Afghans Returning From Iran
The bus collided with a truck and a motorbike on Tuesday night in northern Afghanistan near the border with Iran, killing more than 70 people, according to local officials. According to the United Nations, nearly 1.8 million Afghans have been forced ou…
More Than 70 Afghans Returning From Iran Die in Fiery Bus Crash
The bus collided with two vehicles. The victims were among the 1.8 million Afghans expelled from Iran as the country vowed to deport undocumented residents en masse.
Cyber-attack on MoD-linked contractor exposes data of Afghans in resettlement scheme
Breach at Inflite The Jet Centre is latest in series of leaks involving private information of Afghan refugeesA contractor linked to the UK Ministry of Defence has been hit by a cyber-attack, exposing personal data linked to Afghan resettlement efforts…
Men celebrate fourth anniversary of Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan
Thousands gathered for Kabul ‘flower showers’ which women could not attend – while some protested date as ‘dark day’Thousands of men gathered across Kabul on Friday to watch the scattering of flowers from helicopters, but Afghan women were barred from …
I Sat Across the Table from China’s Spies. Here’s How They Operate in Fragile States
OPINION — In 2016, I sat across the table from China’s Director of Operations for the Ministry of State Security (MSS). Their visit to Kabul was tightly scripted, speaking only from prepared documents, with translators on hand, and never deviating fro…