The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization warned in a report that 17.4 million people are projected to face acute food insecurity in 2026.

Afghanistan has plunged deeper into a crisis marked by levels of child hunger unseen in 25 years and the closure of almost 450 health centers.

Alexander the Great conquered the region around 329 B.C.E., leaving behind Greek and Macedonian settlers who intermarried with locals. Their descendants eventually formed new kingdoms whose legacies c

Afghanistan's Ministry of National Defence has rejected Pakistan's allegations regarding the attack at a mosque in Islamabad, terming them "irresponsible and baseless" and urging

New Zealand pull off their highest run chase in T20 World Cup history as they open their Group D campaign with a five-wicket win over Afghanistan.

T20 World Cup, NZ vs AFG: Jonathan Trott defended Afghanistan's decision to leave out Noor Ahmad against New Zealand, saying the selection was right and blaming the defeat on the pacers' failure to execute rather than the absence of a specialist spinner.

He added: “Afghanistan neither wants to harm anyone nor accepts harm from anyone; but if someone has malicious intentions toward it, it does not leave its debt unpaid. History shows that this country is not a soft morsel, but a Zaqqum tree. It has choked the throats of long-standing empires, so new powers will never be able to digest it.”

Gulbadin Naib struck a rapid half-century to guide Afghanistan to 182-6 after an early wobble against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup on Sunday.