UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today warned that the escalation of hostilities in the Middle East and worsening protection environment in the region could drive increased returns under adverse ...

“All the heavy weapons and the money of the previous government didn’t accomplish much,” said Iqbal Noori, the owner of a mobile phone shop in Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city. “We have to ...

Hundreds of years after the celebrated painter Kamal ud-Din Behzad roamed the streets of Herat, artists in the Afghan city are finding joy and hope in his recognition by UNESCO. Sitting cross-legged ...

Isabelle Wesselingh and Mohsen Karimi AFP Feb 3, 2026 Feb 3, 2026 Updated Feb 4, 2026 Hundreds of years after the celebrated painter Kamal ud-Din Behzad roamed the streets of Herat, artists in the ...

Explore the best street food in Herat, visiting busy markets and roadside stalls where locals gather daily. From freshly baked breads and grilled meats to savory snacks and traditional dishes, Herat’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Afghan woman lights fire to cook food at a makeshift kitchen in Markhor-e-Sufla village, Herat, Afghanistan October 26, 2024.

HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — In a tiny room in the center of Herat, Afghanistan’s westernmost city, Shahabuddin uses his hands to propel himself along the floor to a freshly-made pile of socks waiting to ...

Local businessman Mohammad Amiri, 35, right, sorts out spools of thread for making socks as he works with his staff, all people with disabilities, in his sock production workshop in the western Afghan ...

The Afghan Taliban's dreaded morality police have arrested four young men for dressing like characters from the British TV series Peaky Blinders. The men were detained in the western Afghan city of ...