The 23-year-old graduate is from the northeastern province of Badakhshan and only gave her ... Efat protested in the city and market when the full veil, or burqa, became mandatory.

Three police personnel were killed and five others were injured after a blast rocked Faizabad city, the provincial capital of north Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, said the spokesperson for ...

'Eat the invader': Officials call on public to consume invasive fish ...

The U.S. airstrikes in Badakhshan are likely to please China, which may be helping the Afghans build a base in the region. Recent fighting across the border in Afghanistan has made authorities ...