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Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase: Why is Trump desperate to take it back?

It would allow the US to again project power in the region, with China close by. But taking it back won’t be easy.

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter fly during a military parade to mark the third anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan, in Bagram Air Base in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)

Did restrictions on women workers hamper Afghanistan’s earthquake response?

Shortage of female medical staff, aid workers created challenges. But victims say male aid givers often helped them.

A camp in Khas Kunar, eastern Afghanistan, for people displaced after the earthquake

‘End is near’: Will Kabul become first big city without water by 2030?

The city of six million people could soon run out water, amid climate change, sanctions and governance failures.

Neighbors gather to fill their drums with drinking water in Azara neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Why is India courting the Taliban now?

Meeting between India’s foreign secretary and the Taliban this week has prompted speculation.

Afghanistan's acting minister of foreign affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, speaks during a conference.

Taliban’s Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani killed: Why it matters

The most high-profile assassination in Afghanistan since 2021 has sparked questions over divisions within the Taliban.

Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, center, and mourners offer funeral prayers of Khalil Haqqani, the minister for refugees and repatriation, during his funeral procession in eastern Paktia province, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Saifullah Zahir)

‘The forest was not always this dry’: Inside India’s forest fires crisis

Hundreds of large fires have ravaged the hilly state of Uttarakhand in recent months, and experts warn worse could come

A fire burns in a distant forest in the Kangra valley in Dharamshala, India, Thursday, June 13, 2024. Fires are common in pine forests of the area during the hot dry months before the monsoon rains. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Why has China recognised Taliban’s envoy to Beijing?

Beijing’s move is being seen as a shot in the arm for the Taliban as it struggles for global recognition amid sanctions.

In this handout photo released by Taliban Prime Minister Media Office, China's new ambassador to Afghanistan Zhao Sheng shakes hand with Taliban Prime Minister Mohammad Hasan Akhund, left, during the recognition ceremony at the Presidential Palace, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. The Taliban on Wednesday greeted China's new ambassador to Afghanistan with pomp and ceremony, calling the envoy's nomination a significant step with a significant message. (Taliban Prime Minister Media Office via AP)

Is Modi’s India cosying up to the Taliban?

The embassy of the former Afghan government has shuttered in New Delhi amid allegations that India stopped helping it.

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Afghan earthquake rescue mission faces race against time

Many remain buried after Saturday’s earthquake in Afghanistan, as rescue teams intensify efforts to dig out survivors.

An Afghan man removes debris after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan

People in quake-hit Afghanistan use shovels, bare hands to pull out victims

More than 2,000 dead as search continues for those trapped under debris after magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits the nation.

A man cleans up after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan