A ceasefire along the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan was holding today, officials on both sides said, after dozens of troops

Pakistan said that the ceasefire came at the request of Kabul, while the Afghan Taliban administration stated that truce came at Islamabad's insistence.

After the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 2021, Britain pledged sanctuary to Afghans who faced reprisals for working with UK forces – but thousands are still waiting. Now, as Britain drags its heels, we have verified the killings of more than 100 ex-Afghan forces in the country since 2023 – with one executed in front of his children.

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have released British couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds, who were held for almost eight months without charge.

Women have been barred from most public spaces. Afghan citizens are being deported by nearby countries. And marginalized ethnic groups face persecution and violence. These are their stories.

On October 8-10, 2025, the People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan, part of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT), an international opinion tribunal competent