The United Nations special rapporteur on Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, reiterated in his latest report his call for states to establish a comprehensive mechanism to advance accountability in ...

Afghanistan is building a 285-kilometre waterway at an accelerated pace to irrigate its drought-ridden northern regions. Central Asian states maintain that decisions regarding transboundary water ...

Pakistan and China have agreed to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan in an effort to deepen the trilateral cooperation between the three nations.

The Kimbell Art Museum has acquired a rare 18th-century French painting previously caught at the center of a lawsuit between an international auction house and a private buyer.

The Kimbell Art Museum’s yearslong quest to own a still-life painting by Jean Siméon Chardin has come to an end. The Cut Melon, a rare oval-shaped piece from the 18th-century French artist, has ...

Teilhard de Chardin’s Ideas Find Resonance Inside the Vatican 70 Years After His Death The works of the controversial French Jesuit were formally censured by the Vatican in 1962.

American George Glezmann released by Taliban 2 years after arrest in Afghanistan An American woman was freed by the Taliban after she, two British nationals and their Afghan translator were ...

Iran has raised concerns and officially protested against Afghanistan’s Pashdan Dam project, citing potential negative impacts on water resources and regional cooperation. The dispute has ...

As the Hazara continue to face severe threats in Afghanistan, other religious minorities are virtually extinct - many were forced to flee as the Taliban was taking over Afghanistan in August 2021 ...