Polio vaccine campaign targets 100 mln African children to stop Nigeria outbreak spreading
Vaccination teams are aiming to reach every child under five in 13 countries from Mauritania to the Democratic Republic of Congo
Violence, corruption threaten Afghan progress in getting kids to school
More than 3.5 million children, one in three Afghan kids, will miss school at the start of the school year and the number is predicted to rise
Afghanistan has experienced bloodiest year since 2001 and we could have prevented it
Afghanistan has experienced its bloodiest year since 2001 - and we could have prevented it.
A man holds balloons for sale during Newroz celebrations in Kabul, Afghanistan
An Afghan man rides on his donkey, holding balloons for sale during Newroz Day celebrations, a festival marking their spring and new year, in Kabul, Afghanistan March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Afghan activist who adopted 16 children wins award for work on job creation, women
After stints at the finance and labour ministries, Seema Ghani founded organisations to tackle graft and increase women's participation in politics and business
Afghan music contest pits first female finalist against rapper
"I showed people that a woman can do it. I ask every woman to make an effort to reach this point"
How much is an Afghan life worth? That depends
The system of compensation payments for families of Afghan civilians killed or injured in U.S.-led military operations is unfair and confusing for poor, uneducated Afghans, activists say
Need to avoid civilian deaths weighs on minds of U.S. forces in Mosul battle
"Our mission is to find and destroy ISIS. We are not here to kill the wrong people"
Street art unites newly landed young migrants in Australia
Murals depict treasured objects that refugees took with them, words expressing their feelings about migration and images inspired by landscape of their countries