The March 2001 destruction of the giant Buddha statues carved out of sandstone in the central highlands of Afghanistan evoked worldwide condemnation. The Taliban were justly condemned for their ...

Jane Austen's England A pastoral area salutes a literary legend Jane Austen fans have a good reason to explore the southwest of England this year: It's the 250th anniversary of her birth, and ...

It's called Malo kingi, aka the "common kingslayer," a jellyfish that's one of the most venomous animals on the planet. It is ...

Cross-legged with his eyes half-closed, in a pose evoking the Buddha, this porcelain version of America’s divisive leader-in-waiting is the work of designer and sculptor Hong Jinshi. The Zen ...

The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after cuts in international aid and an impending freeze in US foreign funding.

11 minutes Perovskites, a ‘dirt cheap’ alternative to silicon, just got a lot more efficient The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan remains one of the most severe in the world, with 28 million ...

A wife working to bring her husband home from years of wrongful detainment in Afghanistan saw heartening progress over the weekend. After traveling to Mar-a-Lago with no promise that anyone with ...

The Taliban are gradually increasing revenue streams from resource extraction operations in an effort to minimize the impact of Western pressure. Construction work on the Sheberghan to Mazar-i ...

The year just ended was a tumultuous one for Afghanistan, marked by many significant events that will continue to challenge the country in 2025. ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) carried out at least 19 ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across ...

India's foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, met acting Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai last week, making a strong leap forward in bilateral relations. While India has been ...