Major powers have renewed diplomatic links while others seek deals to deport migrants. And all the while gender repression is getting worse, warns UN special envoy and former UK prime minister Gordon ...

Summary Russia’s initiative to accept credentials of the new Afghan ambassador is significant, as the Taliban government is a ...

Afghanistan’s stance on slavery has undergone a dramatic legal reversal in recent years. Under the Taliban’s current governance, since 2021, the country’s new ...

The Taliban regime is not collapsing - yet. But the strain is unmistakable. What once appeared to be a unified movement is increasingly revealing deep internal divisions that the leadership can no ...

A fierce clash erupted overnight between the militaries of Afghanistan, under the Taliban government, and Pakistan, marking one of the most intense confrontations between the neighboring countries in ...

New Delhi: The world knows them as the Taliban, but not many know the meaning of the word itself. Taliban is Pashto for students. Pashto is an eastern Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and ...

Afghan Taliban fighters ride in a motorcycle convoy in Logar province in 2009. Image from the Taliban’s Voice of Jihad. Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire after their forces ...

At first glance, the criminal code appears to be a typical legal framework. But the state’s goal is not to protect citizens, ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After five days of on-and-off talks in Istanbul to resolve hostilities that flared in the first half of October, Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to continue a ceasefire they ...

“It would embolden the Taliban, destabilize the Kabul government, and allow terrorist groups to reconsolidate. A civil war could result, provoking a wider regional conflict and an inevitable ...