The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in June — and HuffPost will be live-blogging every twist, turn and controversy from the ...

Banned from playing football and sent into exile, Afghanistan's women's team has had to fight to regain international status. That newly awarded recognition is a "hard slap to the face" of the Taliban ...

Pakistan says its troops have targeted and destroyed several Afghan Taliban posts in a remote southwestern region.

Pakistani troops carried out fresh strikes on Taliban-linked posts and vehicles near Chaman after cross-border shelling. In ...

Afghan women footballers will be able to showcase their skills to the world after FIFA cleared the way for their return to ...

FIFA has approved a landmark rule change allowing the Afghan women’s team, now competing as Afghan Women United, to return to ...

An Afghanistan women's refugee team has been granted eligibility for international competitions, some five years after ...

The FIFA Council’s decision to approve amendments to its Governance Regulations provides a landmark opportunity to ensure ...

FIFA has approved a rule change allowing Afghan women footballers to play official international matches in FIFA competitions ...

Al-Qaeda has issued a warning to Pakistan’s military over its Afghanistan policy, backing the Taliban and escalating regional ...

FIFA's council voted to amend its regulations, which say the side would need recognition from their national federation, on ...