Peter and Barbie Reynolds have been detained for nine weeks in Afghanistan, where they have lived for 18 years.

We reached more than 5.4 million Afghans with our mine awareness content – a new journal article examines our impact ...

Thank you to over 32,300 of you who joined us in demanding that the UK government takes immediate action and safeguards the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan. The sheer volume of your response ...

The Taliban have released a US woman from captivity after guards had to violently separate her from a British couple who are still being held in Afghanistan ... the US and UK governments.

A UK government ... But we were putting people into power who would do things that were worse than the Taliban.' In the harrowing documentary 'The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan', Afghan journalist ...

“Afghans are not coming to the UK because the streets are paved with ... By December 2024, it had seen 34,940 arrivals from Afghanistan and provided accommodation to nearly 26,000 of them.

Police are investigating after a refugee centre in Bootle was attacked for the second time in two weeks. The latest incident ...

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TALIBAN leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said on Sunday there was no need for Western laws in Afghanistan and that democracy was dead, as long as sharia laws are in effect. He made the comments in a ...

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to present this testimony on the critical issue of religious freedom in Afghanistan ... and injuring thousands of people. The Hazara people are not only ...

Dr Nasimi added: "In the UK, community groups and charities like us have ... We're committed to continue supporting people." Merseyside Police confirmed it received a report from a third-party about ...