The U.S. is bolstering its military presence in Afghanistan, more than 16 years after the war started. Is anyone paying attention?

Weapons imports to the Middle East and Asia have boomed over the past five years, fueled by war and tensions in those regions, a new study showed on Monday.

Yemen is like the Saudi Vietnam. The poorest country in the Arab world is being systematically destroyed by the richest.

The Taliban urged Islamic scholars on Saturday not to take part in a conference due to take place in Indonesia aimed at building agreement and support for possible future peace talks in Afghanistan.

President Donald Trump will not meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unless North Korea takes "concrete and verifiable actions" toward denuclearization, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Friday.

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations called for strong regional cooperation to contribute to Afghan peace, reaffirming Tehran’s commitment to supporting neighboring Afghanistan and helping it restore stability.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is currently in London on a three-day visit that experts believe is aimed at boosting military ties between the two sides. His arrival was marked by a wave of protests against Riyadh’s human rights violations and its deadly war on Yemen, for which the UK has been a sponsor.

Afghanistan's Jogi tribe live on a knife edge: forced to abandon their nomadic lives after violence wrecked their traditional wandering grounds, they still face daily discrimination trying to carve a more sedentary existence in a country that does not recognise them as proper citizens.

The packaging industry in England has been accused of exaggerating the amount of its plastic that gets recycled.

People wait at a tram stop in Dublin, Ireland, on March 5, 2018. Life in Ireland partially returned to normal on Monday after it was hit by a massive snowstorm.

The Afghan government loses hundreds of millions afghanis as the private sector undervalues exporting goods, Pajhwok Afghan News has learnt.

Afghanistan Rugby Federation (ARF) brought together total of sixteen Afghan club teams to play for the ultimate title of the Afghanistan Super 7s champion in a two day tournament in Kabul.

Fifteen years back, I exported five kilograms of saffron to Iran but no one bought it there, so I brought it back to Herat, I finally sold a kilogram for 9,000 afghanis to a pharmacist.”

Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan has called on countries in the region to cooperate more in the fight against terrorism.

The rescue this summer of dozens of Afghan youths destined to be trained as Taliban fighters has spotlighted how entrenched poverty is fuelling a renewable supply of child soldiers to endlessly replenish the insurgents' ranks.

Despite unseccessful counternarcotic efforts, Afghanistan is expected to produce 90 percent of the world’s opium supply this year, a key ingredient in the creation of heroin.

The Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, taken together, will be the most expensive wars in US history—totaling somewhere between $4 trillion and $6 trillion.

Most of these deaths can be prevented, using simple steps that many countries have already put in place – what we need is a greater sense of urgency.

When Pakistan decides to free Taliban, they only inform the Afghan government a few hours before, a senior member of the High Peace Council said.

With nearly 2.6 million refugees in more than 80 countries, Afghanistan was the leading country of origin for refugees in 2012.