Five years after the Taliban's return, Afghanistan remains a ruin of America's longest, costliest war – a catastrophic occupation that failed militarily, politically, and morally, leaving behind economic collapse, humanitarian crisis, and enduring instability.

Iran marks Journalists’ Day by honoring Mahmoud Saremi, martyred while reporting the 1998 Mazar-e-Sharif attack, as well as journalists who continue reporting under fire and confronting Western propaganda.

Afghanistan says Pakistani airstrikes killed at least 13 people in three eastern provinces amid escalating cross-border tensions.

The United Nations food relief organization has warned that the US-Israeli war on Iran is pushing millions of people in the West Asian region into hunger.

Australian officials arrest a former Special Forces soldier on charges of war crimes committed during the Afghanistan War.

Iran says it is ready to help reduce tensions and facilitate dialogue between Pakistan and Afghanistan to completely end military conflict.

Tensions are escalating between Afghanistan and Pakistan, with both sides carrying out tit-for-tat attacks.