ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A new penal code issued by decree in Afghanistan sets harsher punishments for the mistreatment of animals than for domestic violence against women and solidifies into law ...

At least 29 people have been killed in a raid on an Afghan prison claimed by the Islamic State group, officials said Monday, as the country waited to see if a government ceasefire with the Taliban ...

Suspected Taliban fighters are often subjected to illegal torture in some Afghan-run detention centers, a United Nations report found. Prisoners are hung by their hands, electrocuted, and in some ...