Angelina Jolie pushes for women to be part of Afghan peace talks
Some women fear losing freedoms gained since the Taliban was overthrown, and complain their voices are being sidelined
Afghan peace would bring its own risks to reconstruction: watchdog
The Taliban's chief negotiator has said the constitution, which protects women's rights, is an obstacle to peace
After drought and floods, Afghanistan confronts critical harvest
Ample snow and rain during winter partly replenished soil moisture and raised hopes for a better wheat crop, which is a food source for rural families who turn their harvested grain into bread
INTERVIEW-Bill Gates urges Afghanistan and Pakistan to "get to zero" in polio fight
Success in reducing case numbers worldwide has been largely due to intense national and regional immunisation campaigns in babies and children
Ten children killed by U.S. air strike in Afghanistan: UN
A record number of Afghan civilians were killed last year as aerial attacks and suicide bombings increased
U.S. air strikes kill a dozen Afghans, battle intensifies in Taliban strongholds
Kunduz council members say about a dozen civilians dead with children among the casualties
Islamic State "caliphate" defeated, yet threat persists
Islamic State originated as an al Qaeda faction in Iraq, but it took advantage of Syria's civil war to seize land there and split from the global jihadist organisation
In war, dirty water more dangerous to children than violence, says UNICEF
Most vulnerable are young children under age 5, who are 20 times more likely to die from diseases than violence
Killed, orphaned, sold: Afghan war takes brutal toll on children
The sexual abuse and trafficking of boys, a practise that exploded during civil war in the 1990s, has also worsened, says youth group
INSIGHT-Left out of peace talks, U.S. allies reassess Afghan support
U.S. junior aid partners collectively contributed nearly two-thirds of all development assistance, highlighting their critical if less visible importance to the country's future