Hundreds of Afghan military officers were sent to India for training in 2021. But after the Taliban toppled the Afghan government, many remain stranded in India. Officers who spoke to RFE/RL's Radio Azadi said they fear returning to their homeland even as they live in dire conditions in India.
The severe cold that arrived in Afghanistan two weeks ago has been brutal and deadly, and has compounded the already dire humanitarian crises faced by Afghans around the country.
Islamic State-Khorasan's brazen attack in Kabul's diplomatic district was a deadly escalation of the jihadist group's effort to undermine the Taliban's isolated government in Afghanistan.