The head of a major international aid agency is warning that funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping the country’s women.

Americans Ryan Corbett and William W. McKenty III were freed, their families said. The Taliban said Khan Mohammed, an Afghan serving a life sentence in California, was released.

The head of a major humanitarian organisation said U.S. President Donald Trump's order to halt foreign aid for 90 days would have immediate and disastrous consequences in Afghanistan where relief operations are already stretched thin.

The Norwegian Refugee Council's Jan Egeland highlights that funding cuts are significantly impacting aid programs for Afghan women. With a drastic reduction in support, women face difficulties in accessing education and healthcare amidst sanctions and policy restrictions post-Taliban takeover.

The rights of the people being sent back to Taliban– sometimes at a rate of 2,000 people per day– are in a precarious position. Many arrive with no place to live, no jobs to sustain them, and no hope

The Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a

The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry did not name ... references to a more confrontational approach with the Taliban. Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, warned that ...

Jan Egeland, the secretary-general of the Norwegian ... well-being of Afghan women is (the lack of) education.” The Taliban takeover in August 2021 drove millions into poverty and hunger after ...

Britain has ruled out resettling hundreds of Afghan refugees left stranded after Donald Trump blocked all flights into the US...

Senior Taliban officials in Afghanistan say they hope for better relations with Iran after a visit from its foreign minister

Senior Taliban officials in Afghanistan say they hope for better relations with Iran after a visit from its foreign minister.

Currently, millions of Afghans, including the most vulnerable women and children, are enduring harsh winter conditions with snow and nighttime temperatures down to minus ten degrees Celsius, making the work of NRC and other humanitarian organisations even more crucial.