https://www.rferl.org/z/654 RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Afghanistan https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/654 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:16:21 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Afghanistan's Taliban government announced the release and Dennis Coyle, a US citizen held for more than a year, after his mother plead for a pardon on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-taliban-release-us-citizen-coyle-rubio/33714600.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-taliban-release-us-citizen-coyle-rubio/33714600.html Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:48:01 +0100 NewsAfghanistanThe Rundown Stories Afghans attended a mass funeral on March 18 for victims of an air strike that destroyed a drug rehab hospital in Kabul. Volunteers from the Afghan Red Crescent Society assisted with the burial of victims whose bodies were not claimed by relatives. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-funerals-hospital-bombing-kabul/33710095.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-funerals-hospital-bombing-kabul/33710095.html Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:44:13 +0100 AfghanistanVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories Doctors in Kabul treated the survivors of an air strike that destroyed a drug rehabilitation hospital late on March 16. Taliban leaders said Pakistan was responsible for the strike, which they said killed hundreds. Pakistan denied the claim, saying it had targeted military installations in Kabul. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-air-strike-rehab-hospital-pakistan/33709202.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-air-strike-rehab-hospital-pakistan/33709202.html Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:14:14 +0100 AfghanistanVideo ArchiveVideos The Afghan Taliban says a Pakistani air strike on Kabul late on March 16 hit a medical facility, killing at least 400 people and injuring 250 more. Pakistan rejects the claim and says it targeted a military installation. A local report said at least 30 bodies have been recovered at the scene. https://www.rferl.org/a/hundreds-killed-at-kabul-hospital-hit-by-pakistani-air-strike-says-afghan-taliban/33708768.html https://www.rferl.org/a/hundreds-killed-at-kabul-hospital-hit-by-pakistani-air-strike-says-afghan-taliban/33708768.html Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:13:37 +0100 Afghanistan At least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in a Pakistani air strike on a hospital in Kabul, the Afghan Taliban said, while Pakistan rejected the claims. https://www.rferl.org/a/at-least-400-dead-in-kabul-hospital-air-strike/33708653.html https://www.rferl.org/a/at-least-400-dead-in-kabul-hospital-air-strike/33708653.html Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:53:52 +0100 NewsAfghanistanPakistanThe Rundown Stories Two weeks of US-Israeli air strikes have displaced millions inside Iran, raising fears in neighboring countries about a possible refugee spillover that could potentially turn into a humanitarian crisis. https://www.rferl.org/a/iranian-refugee-influx-central-asia-us-iran/33707155.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iranian-refugee-influx-central-asia-us-iran/33707155.html Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:56:34 +0100 IranFeaturesAfghanistanArmeniaAzerbaijanIraqTajikistanTurkmenistan UzbekistanThe Rundown Stories Fresh Pakistani jet and drone strikes targeting Kabul and the Kandahar, Paktika, and Paktia provinces in Afghanistan have cast a shadow over China's shuttle-diplomacy efforts to restore peace between Pakistan and the Taliban. https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-afghanistan-border-strikes-china-diplomacy/33704544.html https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-afghanistan-border-strikes-china-diplomacy/33704544.html Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:32:34 +0100 NewsAfghanistanPakistanThe Rundown Stories The United States has designated Afghanistan a “state sponsor of wrongful detention,” accusing the unrecognized Taliban government of holding American citizens as bargaining chips. https://www.rferl.org/a/us-designates-afghanistan-state-sponsor-wrongful-detention-taliban/33700635.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-designates-afghanistan-state-sponsor-wrongful-detention-taliban/33700635.html Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:17:22 +0100 NewsAfghanistanThe Rundown Stories For many Afghan women, especially those in conservative rural areas of the country, little has changed since the Taliban seized power in the country. For others, life under hard-line Islamist rule today looks vastly different from the two decades the country spent under US and NATO intervention. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-womens-day-contrast-before-after-taliban-takeover/33697673.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-womens-day-contrast-before-after-taliban-takeover/33697673.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:27:16 +0100 Photo GalleriesAfghanistanThe Rundown Stories