Bill Clinton-era officials urged his successor to make use of warlord Ahmed Shah Massoud and his anti-Taliban Northern ...

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Rick Noack KABUL/ISLAMABAD, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The Taliban marked five years in power on Saturday, seeking to portray their government as in control even as aid and rights ...

He is, even by Taliban standards, extraordinarily extreme. Chart: The Economist Stability after decades of war is not nothing. But Mr Akhundzada’s government does not offer the country’s fast-growing ...

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The Taliban navigates a complex web of global trade and security alliances without gaining full political recognition.

As of August, the number forced to return this year from Pakistan and Iran had reached another million.

Afghanistan’s first elected president speaks on regime change wars, conflict with Pakistan and why he’s still talking to the Taliban.

The ongoing power struggle between the Kandahari and Kabuli factions of the Taliban has garnered significant attention in post-Soviet media spaces. This internal conflict, which could potentially lead ...

To the cries of a crowd of 30,000 in Kabul's Olympic Stadium in Afghanistan, a panicked woman is led across the football ...

Aryana Sayeed, one of Afghanistan’s biggest pop stars, is kicking off a women-only European tour, using her platform to bring ...

The United Nations says armed groups opposed to the government remain active.

The Taliban leadership has not been able to end its isolation since seizing power in Afghanistan during the summer of 2021. With international sanctions, frozen assets, and no official recognition as ...