#afghanistan

Pakistan has become the fourth country to appoint an ambassador to Kabul, after China, UAE and Uzbekistan.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister says Islamabad is upgrading its diplomatic representation in Afghanistan from chargé d'affaires to the level of ambassador.

The UN is facing a deepening budget crisis that threatens lifesaving operations worldwide. From refugee aid in Mozambique to maternal health services in Afghanistan, critical programmes are on the brink of collapse unless urgent funding is secured.

The system failed to bring Afghan allies to safety.

Afghanistan's children are starving as aid cuts and the freezing of Taliban assets hit the most vulnerable people.

Lance Corporal Alexander Kennedy was just 18 years-old when he displayed 'exceptional bravery' during a Taliban ambush to save the life of his severely wounded platoon commander.

It was born in the 1960s, and it looks like a flying school bus. But in a world of ultramodern, lethal Apaches and deadly Black Hawks, the U.S. military's dependable workhorse helicopter is -- and is likely to remain -- the venerable Chinook.

Villagers in a remote corner of Afghanistan are still struggling with the aftermath of the "mother of all bombs."