When a cockfight begins in Kabul, the noise is immediate. Roars of “Hit!” and “Kill!” erupt among spectators as two birds ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared images taken in 2021 and said they showed National Guard troops sleeping on the floor in June 2025. Photos posted June 9 on X by California Gov. Gavin Newsom had ...

X users claimed the photos don’t show what Newsom said. One X user said Newsom is “posting pictures of Biden’s failed retreat from Afghanistan in 2021 to make a political stab at Trump.” Another said, ...

The sad truth behind 12-year-old ‘Afghan girl’ Sharbat Gulla that will change the way you look at her iconic National ...

Russia became the first nation to formally recognise the Taliban government. Taliban leaders referred to it as a major ...

Malala Yousafzai tells CNN Sports that she wants more opportunities granted to Afghanistan’s elite female athletes and ...

Sharbat Gula’s haunting portrait, taken by Steve McCurry in 1984, became an iconic symbol of Afghanistan’s plight. While it ...

The ban includes Iran, Haiti and Afghanistan, while restrictions were placed on seven additional countries, as Trump ...

Comparisons with a similar 2009 UNODC study reveal significant shifts. Stimulant use, once negligible, is now reported by over half of the sample population. Cannabis and opium use have declined, ...

Amid rising Iran-Israel tensions, two viral videos and one photo falsely claim to show Iranians fleeing to neighbouring ...

From hiding in Auschwitz to vlogging in war zones, some Gen Z travellers are going to extreme lengths to secure content for ...

The origins of the practice are still unknown, but it’s become increasingly well-known. In the summer of 2017, Swedish photographer Loulou d’Aki traveled to Afghanistan to document bacha posh.