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Lashkar Gah (Afghanistan) (AFP) - In a secluded compound in south Afghanistan, Bibi Hazrato cries in dismay as a group of men hack down her poppy crop, enforcing a Taliban government order to wean the nation off the narcotic plant.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will hold talks with Foreign Ministers of China and Russia, and other counterparts of the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on May 4

The policy will protect thousands of Afghan refugees against imminent prospect of deportation. Same should be done for Ukrainians and others admitted to US using the parole power. But a permanent solution to this problem requires Congress to pass an adjustment act.

The UN head says he would hold similar meetings in the future after Doha meeting ended without acknowledging Taliban.

Afghan teenager Elaha found strength and confidence behind the camera for the first time, as she began to film her family's daily life in the Moria refugee camp in Greece. Journalist and documentary maker Manon Loizeau tells us more about how Elaha's journey to a safe haven in Europe inspired…

Doha (AFP) - UN chief Antonio Guterres made a new attack on the Taliban government's "unprecedented" curbs on Afghan women's rights Tuesday as he highlighted international fears over stability in the crisis-stricken state.

A closed-door summit on Afghanistan has ended in Qatar without any formal acknowledgment of the Taliban-controlled government there

Taliban’s interim foreign minister gets UN clearance to travel for meeting with counterparts in Pakistan.

The Biden administration will continue to allow tens of thousands of Afghans who fled Taliban control more than two years ago to stay and work in the U.S. That is according to two White House officials familiar with the plan, who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of…

Doha (AFP) - Representatives of nearly two dozen countries and international institutions met Monday in Qatar for talks on Afghanistan focusing on women's rights under the Taliban administration, the United Nations said.