Hassan Abbas, a professor at the National Defense University in Washington D.C. and author of the “Return of the Taliban,” ...

The agreement, which lacks transparency and international legitimacy, has sparked serious concerns regarding resource theft, ...

Sheikh Haibatullah Akhundzada urged the world to respect Afghanistan’s values and not to hinder the Islamic Emirate’s efforts for stability, security and development. He also highlighted the ...

The continuing prohibition on girls’ education beyond Year 6 imposes a profound burden on Afghan society and the economy, ...

Tashkent’s transition from a security-oriented approach to a pragmatic, economy-first foreign policy in relation to Kabul is most evident in its engagement in northern Afghanistan.

By ostensibly putting itself first, America is really dragging the world back to a leaderless, atomized era that undermined its own interests. The administration can continue to disengage and watch ...

Pakistan's army successfully neutralized 16 Islamist militants in North Waziristan along the Afghan border. The incident ...

The country’s former tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are plagued by escalating militancy, leading to widespread ...

According to the UNODC Afghanistan Opium Survey 2019, opium harvesting provided the equivalent of up to 119,000 full-time ...

In August 2021, the world watched as the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, sweeping away two decades of progress toward democracy, human rights and gender equality. While international ...

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