Afghans face catastrophe without urgent aid, UN warns
Ghani’s hasty departure leaves anger and bitterness in its wake
Former Afghanistan president Karzai talks with Taliban about power transfer
The fall of Kabul: a 20-year mission collapses in a single day
March 2018
Why is the world at war?
Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, Afghanistan, Ukraine – the globe is scarred by violence
November 2017
Sima Wali obituary
Afghan women’s rights campaigner and vociferous opponent of Taliban ideology
September 2015
Karzai calls al-Qaida a 'myth' and denies 9/11 attacks were plotted in Afghanistan
On the eve of the anniversary of the 2001 attacks, the former president of Afghanistan expressed doubt that the terrorist group was responsible
July 2015
Hamid Karzai seen as increasing threat to Afghanistan's political stability
The former Afghan president has cast himself as a unifier of the country, but his manoeuvring against his successor, Ashraf Ghani, suggests otherwise
June 2015
88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary by Robert Grenier review – US’s Afghan war shambles laid bare
A CIA station chief’s account adds considerable value to the historical record, despite its self-serving tone and defence of US torture practices
May 2015
Afghanistan and Pakistan thaw relations with pledge to fight terrorism together
Book of the day
Farewell Kabul: From Afghanistan to a More Dangerous World review – a lucid account of the longest war
March 2015
Hope is mingled with guilt as I bid farewell to my Kabul home
After four years in Afghanistan, Emma Graham-Harrison leaves behind friends who fear that a new government may not be able to deliver peace
Hamid Karzai: Afghanistan in danger of sliding 'under thumb' of Pakistan
Former president tells the Guardian of his concern over Afghanistan’s tilt towards Pakistan and Ashraf Ghani’s gamble on brokering a peace deal with the Taliban
Afghanistan officials sanctioned murder, torture and rape, says report
Human Rights Watch accuses high-ranking officials of allowing extrajudicial killings and brutal practices to flourish after fall of Taliban
December 2014
US finally closes detention facility at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan
Notorious prison was opened in 2001 and was the site of numerous cases of torture, mistreatment and even deaths
November 2014
Ashraf Ghani visit may mark new chapter in Afghan-Pakistan relations
If the feuding neighbours were to bury the hatchet, the chances of increased stability in the region would increase dramatically
September 2014
Bilateral deal allowing US troops to stay in Afghanistan set to be signed in Kabul
Afghan president Ashraf Ghani inaugurated after bitter campaign
This new era for Afghanistan has come at a cost
Michael Keating
Afghanistan power-sharing deal ends months of political gridlock
