The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity ...

Japanese officials say senior Afghan Taliban officials are in Japan for talks, as part of Tokyo’s efforts to help Afghanistan ...

An international team of archaeologists, ethnologists and historians has uncovered the oldest-known evidence of stone blade ...

The fast-paced equestrian game of buzkashi is a welcome distraction in rural Afghanistan, blighted by drought and poverty, ...

Whether due to natural disasters or thanks to the destructive tendencies of mankind, these iconic cultural touchstones no longer exist.

In recent months, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban, have been increasing their presence in the former FATA, their old haven. Sources have informed The ...

INDIA has recently decided to upgrade its relations with the Taliban government. On Jan 8, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri travelled to Dubai to meet the Afghan interim government’s ...

Modern languages and ancient history degrees face the axe at Cardiff University. The Russell Group university has announced plans to make up to 400 academic staff redundant as it grapples with a ...

ATLANTA — An Atlanta man the Taliban is holding hostage in Afghanistan was left out of a prisoner swap that freed two other Americans. He’s been in captivity for more than 2 years. Now ...

Long ago, a substantial ancient Greek population from the island of Crete lived ... Bajaur borders Afghanistan’s Kunar province, which is a hotbed of Taliban forces, infamous for its Islamic ...

These concerns have intensified since the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban in August 2021. The financial assistance that was provided by foreign agencies and groups under the U.N. is being ...

However, the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 has not unfolded as Pakistan had hoped. Instead of consolidating power and stabilising Afghanistan, the Taliban has struggled to govern effectively.