Hikmat Noori

Zero Point: Where Afghans returning from Iran speak of torture and trauma

On a piece of unowned land between Iran and Afghanistan, a small makeshift clinic is offering the first medical response to dozens of refugees returning from Iran - and many return with stories of horrendous injustice.

Is Daesh posing an existential threat to the Taliban?

As the Taliban nears a peace deal with the US, the increasing presence of Daesh in the country makes the Afghan militant group jittery.

Meet the women who fight extremism in Afghan universities

With extremism creeping into the educational institutions of Afghanistan, some women are being targeted for wearing ‘provocative’ clothes.

Is Afghanistan helping Iran survive US sanctions with dollar smuggling?

The governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan has admitted that hundreds of thousands of US dollars are crossing the porous border into Iran, having a detrimental effect on Afghani currency.

Afghanistan's postal service trudges along despite decades of conflict

Without an address system and despite the very real threat of attack by the Taliban and Daesh fighters, Afghanistan's postal workers are determined to continue serving the country.

Does gender equality feature in the US-Taliban talks?

Known for having imposed strict laws in the country in the mid-1990s, the Taliban's possible return in the Afghan power structure makes a lot of women uncomfortable.

Why is everyone cosying up to the Taliban?

From Russia and the US to the UAE, several powers and stakeholders in the Afghan conflict have started engaging with the insurgent group to secure a long lasting peace in the country.