"I am grateful and I am proud for this circle of goddesses," said Allison Russell during her joyful, rousing Tiny Desk set, reaching toward the six women surrounding her. Russell has cultivated ...

“Now, we’re living as if we’re under house arrest — we don’t leave our home anymore for fear of being detained,” said Shirzad, an Afghan former aid worker for a U.S.-funded organizatio ...

KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani and Afghan security forces clashed on Monday at the recently shuttered main border crossing between the two countries, killing at least one combatant ...

Officials say that Pakistani and Afghan forces traded fire overnight at a key northwestern border crossing PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Pakistani and Afghan forces traded fire overnight at a key ...

Molly Gray is executive director of the Vermont Afghan Alliance in Burlington. Seen on Thursday, Feb. 20. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger For Noorzai, the Trump administration’s actions are a ...

The UN has denounced the Taliban’s repeated attacks on women’s rights, with the special representative saying: "We must stand with Afghan women as if our own lives depend on it — because ...

The investigation's results presented overwhelming evidence of the Afghan Taliban's (TTA) increasing support to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) through logistical assistance and operational ...

Saskatoon's SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival has announced the ticketed lineup for its 2025 edition, which runs July 3–12. Passes go on sale this coming Monday (March 10) at 8 a.m. local time ...

Yes, answers are needed. The families mourning the Abbey Gate suicide bombing that killed 13 American service members and 170 Afghan civilians deserve accountability. Taxpayers have legitimate ...

This year’s lineup included Arooj Aftab, Patti Smith, Tune-Yards, Orville Peck (who covered Leonard Cohen’s “Chelsea Hotel #2”), Allison Russell (who joined Orville for a rendition of ...

In his first month back in office, President Donald Trump has raised alarms for Afghan allies in the U.S. who have spent years unsuccessfully seeking asylum or permanent residency after the 2021 ...