A new academic year has started in Afghanistan, but girls have been barred from going to school beyond the sixth grade.

Many prefer a flowing abaya robe, worn with a hijab headscarf and often a face covering as well – sometimes a medical mask, ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised Qatar for “steadfast commitment and diplomatic efforts” to help with the release.

This year’s theme of the Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day is “Honor & Sacrifice” and is presented by Vietnam veterans, Gold ...

Friba Rezayee is the executive director of Women Leaders of Tomorrow, a Vancouver-based non-profit organization that has helped provide dozens of Afghan students, including Sedeqi, scholarships to ...

Over 120 Afghan women studying in Qatar and Oman face potential deportation to Afghanistan due to cuts in funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, in central ...

Thomas Bach was yesterday elected Honorary President for Life of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a position he ...