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Haji Najibullah appeared unbothered as he walked into Manhattan federal court earlier this week to learn whether he would face life behind bars for his role in brutal violence during his time as a Taliban commander – including the 2008 kidnapping of US journalist David Rohde.

An initial internal review into reports of war crimes committed by SAS soldiers in Afghanistan was dismissed in just one day, newly declassified documents have revealed.

The BBC reported on an Afghan family who, due to extreme poverty and debt, agreed to give their 7-year-old twin daughters into forced marriage.

As dawn breaks, hundreds of men gather at a dusty square in Chaghcharan, the capital of Ghor province in Afghanistan.

A women’s rights activist and frequent guest on Afghan radio programs, M. was arrested in Kabul in 2025 on the pretext that her hijab was improperly worn.

The revelation comes after it was reported that the Prime Minister was on holiday in Spain when Donald Trump threatened to end Iranian civilisation on Tuesday.

Hundreds of former members of the Afghan special forces can stay in Britain after a Government review of previously rejected cases.

Exclusive: Elbit Systems profiting from doomed drone program which cost UK taxpayer £1.5 billion.

The mother of a veteran who suffered horrific injuries condemns the US president’s comments as "the ultimate insult".

Prince Harry could be assured of taxpayer-funded security again after all, with the Home Office reported to have ordered a review of the threat level.

Sohail Amiri, 30, who claims to be from Afghanistan, allegedly tried to kiss one of his victims and inappropriately approached two others.

Whistleblower tells Afghan leak inquiry those affected were told to move and change phone numbers to protect themselves.

A man from Afghanistan has been charged with several sexual assaults against women in Southampton, as well as illegally entering the UK.

Peace negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan collapsed, just one day after both parties accused each other of initiating border clashes that threatened to violate a ceasefire facilitated by Qatar.

Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan fell 20% in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to a new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), marking a continued decline since the Taliban’s 2022 nationwide ban on poppy farming.

Afghanistan experienced a significant internet blackout on Tuesday after the ruling Taliban pledged to cut off access as part of a crackdown on “immoral activities,” raising concerns about further isolation for millions living under their increasingly strict rule.

The Taliban has promised not to relinquish "even one metre" of Afghanistan after Donald Trump expressed his desire to reclaim a former US airbase in the country.

A British couple who had been held in detention by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been released and have flown out of the country, the Qatari foreign ministry said in a statement.

The US is taking steps to reclaim the Bagram airbase from the Taliban after losing it during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Donald Trump announced.

A woman who was arrested by the Taliban alongside an elderly British couple has warned that they are “literally dying” in prison.