The U.S. Can No Longer Ignore the Threat Arising in Afghanistan
Engaging directly with the Taliban may be the only way to protect Americans from the jihadist threat that stirs once again in ...
Afghanistan’s favorite sport is thriving, even under Taliban rule
The fast-paced equestrian game of buzkashi is a welcome distraction in rural Afghanistan, blighted by drought and poverty, ...
Dawn4d
Afghan Taliban delegation visits Japan in rare trip outside region
A Taliban government delegation was visiting Japan for the first time on Monday, in a rare diplomatic visit outside of the region. The Afghan delegation left Kabul on Saturday, in a visit that ...
The New York Times5d
Some Trumpian Realpolitik Is Needed With Afghanistan
The Trump administration should establish at least a limited diplomatic presence in Afghanistan or even reopen America’s embassy in Kabul to facilitate regular contact with Taliban leaders ...
The Daily Telegraph6d
Taliban in crisis as leadership splits over women’s rights
Arrest warrant issued for deputy foreign minister as figures in Afghanistan government criticise supreme leader’s stance on girls’ education The Taliban is facing an internal revolt over women ...
Al Jazeera English5d
Afghanistan’s Taliban makes debut diplomatic trip to Japan
A Taliban delegation has arrived in Japan on what is the first visit by the group that rules Afghanistan, according to media in the East Asian country. The delegation, consisting of foreign ...
The Express Tribune6d
TTP-Taliban nexus
It's about time the Taliban leadership understood that a peaceful Afghanistan is in the interest of the Afghan nation itself more than anybody else.
The News International5d
In rare diplomatic trip, Afghan Taliban delegation visits Japan
KABUL: In a rare diplomatic visit outside of the region, a delegation of the Taliban government visited Japan for the first time on Monday. The Afghan delegation left Kabul on Saturday for a ...
Anadolu Ajansi5d
Taliban refuse to disband Vice and Virtue Ministry, ask West not to interfere in Afghan affairs
After two decades of war against the United States and its allies, the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan in August 2021, and since then, the Taliban have made drastic changes to the country's ...
The Express Tribune5d
The folly of trusting Taliban 2.0
When the Taliban returned to power ... and attrition among senior and mid-tier leadership figures, the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan posed a serious challenge to the stability ...