“Iranian officials have foiled a major human trafficking attempt by detaining 121 Afghan nationals who had illegally entered the country, IRNA reported Sunday, quoting authorities…”

Farida Nekzad is a journalist and managing editor of Pajhwak, an independent news agency in Afghanistan. Pajhwak reaches Afghans through over 50 radio and independent television stations, providing daily news reports on local and regional issues…

The war in Afghanistan will be “much tougher than Iraq” regarding efforts to achieve peace and security, U.S. President Barack Obama’s special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan has told an international security conference…

Afghanistan’s justice officials have promised to delete “contentious clauses” from a proposed law that critics alleged would allow men to rape their wives, Canada’s foreign affairs minister said. “The contentious clauses in that piece of legislation will be removed, and the piece of…