This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Kris Janowski – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 5 February 2002 With a ...

The road from Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, to the Pakistani border is vital to trade and other concerns. But it's also treacherous, despite recent improvements. To Afghanistan now and a story about ...

Hundreds of Afghanistan natives who were evacuated to Hampton Roads after the fall of Kabul in 2021 are living in limbo after the United States Congress failed to include the Afghan Adjustment Act in ...

(Reuters) -Blocked road access to people hit by Afghanistan's earthquake have been the biggest challenge for response teams and rescue efforts in the impacted mountainous regions are relying on ...

KABUL (Reuters) - A new road linking the Afghan capital with a trade hub near Pakistan has been stuck in the slow lane since a state-owned Chinese company took the contract to build it two years ago, ...

China’s aggressive pursuit of Afghanistan’s mineral wealth represents a calculated geopolitical strategy that could reshape Central Asian economies and challenge Western influence in the region.

Last October, the Bush administration arranged a briefing for aides to Barack Obama and John McCain on the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. Among the expert advisers was David Kilcullen, an ...

With a wave of Afghans starting to return home spontaneously from Iran and Pakistan - more than 105,000 in January alone - UNHCR is now ready to start assisting people inside Afghanistan as they ...

To Afghanistan now and a story about travel. The road east from Kabul to the Pakistani border is a crucial supply line. These days, parts of it are closed for repairs, so travelers have to take to the ...

He hadn't slept in 28 hours. It was a numbingly cold night in Afghanistan and the Soviet army was not far behind. At two in the morning, Michael Barry '70 and a Swedish aid worker he was traveling ...