Kabul, Pakistan and Afghanistan
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In her new book she traces the tumultuous history of Afghanistan as it has been experienced at the Hotel InterContinental Kabul. The “InterCon”—the first luxury hotel in Afghanistan—opened in 1969. It was a symbol of the modernising instincts of the king,
The Afghan Taliban has accused Pakistan of violating Kabul's "sovereign territory", describing it as an "unprecedented, violent, and provocative act". The allegation comes after two loud blasts were heard in the city late on Thursday.
Explosions rocked Kabul on Wednesday evening as residents reported two powerful blasts shaking multiple districts of the Afghanistan
The Taliban government accuses Pakistan of bombing Kabul and a market in eastern Afghanistan. A blast occurred Thursday night in Kabul near key government buildings.
Representatives from Germany's Interior Ministry have held discussions in Kabul on conducting regular deportation flights of Afghan criminal offenders, a ministry spokeswoman confirmed on Sunday. The meetings were described as "technical talks.
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad has warned Kabul that any further terror activity from its soil will be harsher than what Afghanistan experienced early this week.Well-placed diplomatic sources told
India is upgrading its technical mission in Kabul to a full embassy, India’s foreign minister announced Friday after meeting his Afghanistan counterpart in New Delhi. The announcement was made during the first high-level diplomatic engagement since the Taliban seized power in 2021 after two decades of U.
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The hotel that tells the story of Kabul
Lyse Doucet's finely observed portrait of the Inter-Continental hotel opens a window on to years of upheaval in Afghanistan, from civil war to the return of the Taliban