Afghanistan earthquake death toll mounts and Taliban officials say almost 1,000 people injured

The death toll from an earthquake in northern Afghanistan is climbing, and hundreds of families have lost their homes as the ...

In Afghanistan, drought poses migration dilemma for villagers

Having lost his job as a police trainer after the Taliban takeover last August, Hussain Ali moved back to his village in ...

Powerful 6.3 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing 20 and injuring hundreds

Afghan officials say a powerful, 6.3 magnitude earthquake that shook northern Afghanistan overnight killed at least 20 people ...

Powerful earthquake hits Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring hundreds more, officials say

Afghanistan's Taliban government says a powerful earthquake in the country's north has killed at least 20 people and left ...

Powerful earthquake kills at least 20 people in northern Afghanistan

Taliban officials said the death toll could rise as rescue teams arrive and assess the damage from the quake, which struck ...

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to maintain a ceasefire — for now. Here's what to know

Relations between the two neighbors hit a low point this month, with fighting killing people on both sides of the border. At ...
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Afghanistan’s opium crop falls 20 percent as synthetic drugs surge

UN says the area devoted to opium poppies has dropped to a fraction of that cultivated before Taliban’s narcotics ban.

Opium farming in Afghanistan shrank by a fifth in 2025, UN survey finds

The total area of land in Afghanistan on which opium poppy is grown shrank 20% this year, according to a U.N. estimate issued ...