Afghanistan turmoil
China, U.S., Russia and Pakistan to hold talks on Afghanistan
Gathering comes after Taliban makes U-turn on girls attending schools
Afghanistan
Life
Secret schools keep Afghan girls learning
Rule-breaking teachers defy Taliban to provide lessons
Afghanistan turmoil
'Clearing operations' bring fresh wave of restrictions on Afghans
Security sweeps in Kabul cramp basic freedoms, particularly for women
Life
Food aplenty in Kabul's shops, but few buyers
Taliban make women cover up, while their soldiers chase anti-lice creams
Opinion
Expect the world's ungoverned places to export instability
Outside actors prove increasingly reluctant to intervene
Interview
Taliban intel chief says ISIS 'no threat' in Afghanistan
Bashir disputes UN report that claims terrorist group roams freely
Afghanistan turmoil
Afghans starve for wheat stuck in India-Pakistan bureaucracy
Red tape ties up 50,000 tons of goodwill assistance for hungry until spring
Afghanistan turmoil
Western journalists in Kabul released from detention
Group targeted while on assignment for U.N. in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
Politics
Afghanistan and Myanmar drag down Asia's democracy ranking
EIU report highlights challenge China poses to democracy
Interview
Taliban hopeful of international recognition after Oslo talks
Norwegians doubtful as confident Afghan official says 'actions speak louder'
Politics
Japan seeks quicker overseas rescues after Afghanistan debacle
Cabinet approves revisions easing limits on SDF evacuation missions
Life
Professional women of Kabul rail against Taliban-imposed restrictions
Burqas remain scarce, for now, but female workers are largely stuck at home
Opinion
Biden's Afghan debacle has emboldened China and Russia
Moscow and Beijing are ratcheting up military aggression from Ukraine to Taiwan
Afghanistan turmoil
Afghan children risk death smuggling across border with Pakistan
Under Taliban rule, hundreds of minors traffic goods each day for families' sake
Podcast
Asia Stream: The Afghanistan Solutions Set
Should the Taliban be defied, sanctioned or dealt with?
Podcast
Asia Stream: The Afghanistan problem set
The never-ending crisis goes back many decades, but what are Afghanistan's most pressing concerns?
The Big Story
Too big to fail: China eyes Afghanistan investment amid fears of state collapse
Allies China and Pakistan keen to maintain regional stability after U.S. withdrawal
Interview
Taliban prepares to segregate sexes in Afghan universities
Minister Haqqani said foreign squeeze on funds has damaged education
Politics
Child marriages in Asia rise as COVID drives more into poverty
School closures and poor families leave girls little choice but to tie the knot
Opinion
2022 look ahead: Central Asia will cement its turn against the West
Expect China and Russia to step in and take advantage
Afghanistan turmoil
Taliban quietly forming regular army to make Afghanistan a state
With help from China and Pakistan, new Kabul ruler aims to counter ISIS-K threats
Afghanistan turmoil
Afghanistan food crisis prods India, Pakistan to cooperate on aid
Archrivals close to arranging emergency transport of 50,000 tons of Indian wheat
Afghanistan turmoil
'Everyone has a dream': Inside one Afghan family's struggle
A malnourished daughter highlights worsening poverty crisis as winter looms
Afghanistan turmoil
ISIS-K's Afghan play worries Kabul, Beijing and Islamabad
Militant Sunni group attracts disaffected Taliban, former government soldiers
International relations
Migrant standoff at Poland-Belarus border stokes war fears
Polish PM accuses Lukashenko of 'state terrorism' and 'weaponizing' refugees