The Taliban's new ministers have taken office - but are they any different this time around?

Dozens of women march in Kabul and in Badakhshan province, angry at the new Taliban government.

North Korea is suspended from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) until the end of 2022 after failing to send a team to the Tokyo Games.

There are claims that Pakistan has used drones against anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan.

Rivals accuse the president, barred from a second term, of seeking to cling on to power.

A massive rescue operation is under way in Assam to find at least 30 people still missing.

The government says women can join military colleges and be eligible for permanent commissions.

The Chinese artist says Credit Suisse closed his foundation's bank account over his "criminal record".

Foreigners, including inmates from Portugal and South Africa, are among the victims.

The all-male hard-line cabinet has figures linked to attacks on US troops and blacklisted by the UN.

A landmark court ruling finds publishers can be sued for comments posted on their social media.

The country administered 180 million doses of three approved vaccines in August.

Members of a pro-democracy organisation have been detained under a controversial security law.

Through interviews with insiders, BBC News has pieced together an account of how Afghanistan’s government unravelled.

The countries at greatest risk say all nations must take bigger steps to avoid climate catastrophe.

In return, the new regime must provide conditions for the UN to work in Afghanistan, secretary general tells BBC.

After naming its cabinet ministers, the group declared that Afghanistan is now an "Islamic emirate".

The social media site says 22 fan accounts have been suspended for "irrational celebrity support”.

The 1987 recording appears to show Ripper the Australian musk duck saying: "You bloody fool".

Unrest grows as more Afghans demand women's rights and chant anti-Taliban and anti-Pakistan slogans.