One member of the Afghanistan Under-19 cricket team and three board members have reportedly refused to return to Afghanistan and are "seeking asylum" in the United Kingdom

The Taliban haven’t taken any steps to limit the activities of foreign fighters; they, in fact, enjoy greater freedom under them

Pakistan and Afghanistan will form a national level coordination committee to ease border crossings and bilateral trade, the Pakistan government said as its National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf concluded his two-day visit to Kabul

Universities in Afghanistan, closed since the Taliban’s takeover last year, will be reopened next month in two phases, the Taliban said, without clarifying if girls will be allowed to attend classes

The World Food Program (WFP) has expressed “deep concern” over the rapidly growing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as reports emerged of Afghans resorting to selling their children and body parts

“We are keeping our Kabul alive, at least virtually,” Habib Khan, an Afghan journalist, now in exile, tweeted, asking people to join him in a Twitter Space to listen to "live music from Afghan artists, enjoy Afghan poetry and Afghan talks".

Girls’ schools in Afghanistan will most likely be re-opened soon, the Taliban said, adding the group is “committed”  and "optimistic" of opening schools for all girls from the new academic session which will start in March

Pakistan has said that it is waiting for a response from the Indian government regarding the transportation of the wheat shipment to Afghanistan that New Delhi had pledged as part of its assistance to help Afghans

A Taliban delegation will visit Norway on Sunday to hold three-day talks on how to alleviate a "humanitarian crisis", the Norwegian foreign ministry said on Friday, adding Afghans from “other backgrounds” will also take part in meetings

Taliban’s Acting Prime Minister Mullah Hasan Akhund has urged the international community to start giving recognition to its regime as the Islamist group struggles to gain legitimacy even after five months of its return to power

India on Friday sent two tons of essential medicines to Afghanistan as part of its humanitarian assistance to Afghans who are going through a severe humanitarian crisis following the regime change in August last year. Supplies have been delivered to Indira Gandhi Hospital in Kabul

Former leaders associated with the erstwhile US-backed Afghan government will not be included in the Taliban government, the group’s deputy leader Mullah Baradar said, indicating the new regime is unlikely to heed the demand for inclusivity

Taliban fighters have clashed with Uzbekistan border security forces after the latter reportedly shot and killed some Afghans fleeing the country, a provincial Taliban leader said

Iran will not recognize a government in Afghanistan that is made up of a single ethnic group, Iranian Ambassador to Kabul, Bahadur Aminian said, warning that the current economic condition will pave the way for more extremism

India has sent 500,000 doses of badly needed Covid vaccines to Afghanistan as part of the humanitarian assistance it had earlier promised after the Taliban’s takeover in August, which plunged into what many call the worst humanitarian crisis