The Taliban and Afghanistan’s neighbors are not able to stabilize the country. Only US influence can provide the right carrots and sticks.

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that ...

Pakistan has formally backed Donald Trump's Gaza "Board of Peace", unveiled in Davos, placing it closer to a US-led post-war framework for Gaza. This move, contrasting with India's abstention and ...

A suicide attack that killed the Taliban minister of refugees and repatriation, Khalil Rahman Haqqani, in December 2024, ...

Taliban on the agenda during visit by Pakistan leader to Afghanistan on Friday (CNN)-- Efforts to reform the Afghan National Police force have been stymied by "corruption and lack of political will," ...

A bombing that killed seven people and injured a dozen more at a noodle restaurant in a busy area of Kabul is likely to ...

A man who was held captive by the Taliban has spoken about the harrowing experience and how one word managed to save his life ...

In a statement posted on its Aamaq news agency late Monday, the group said a suicide bomber entered the restaurant frequented ...

Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which has banned music. A new policy of deportations by ...

As Afghanistan enters 2026, deep fractures inside the Taliban leadership threaten the regime's grip on power in part due to ...

Pakistan was one of the first and most vocal supporters of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan after the Taliban retook Kabul ...

Can the Donald Trump administration stomach the short-term political costs of engaging with Afghanistan for the long-term ...