It has been nearly eight years since U.S. forces overthrew the Taliban leaders of Afghanistan, but the war against the Taliban insurgency is bloodier than ever. The number of Afghan civilians killed ...

In the volatile borderlands of Kunar, Paktika, and North Waziristan, Pakistan and Afghanistan are locked in a dangerous equilibrium of mutual proxy warfare. Islamabad quietly tolerates Islamic State ...

While engaging the regime, both bilaterally and through regional and international mechanisms, New Delhi must urge the group ...

If Pakistan believes that it can restore internal security by bombing Afghanistan, it is mistaken as prolonged conflict will only deepen instability and strengthen insurgency ...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Border clashes over the weekend between Afghanistan and Pakistan led to the deaths of dozens of soldiers, the most serious clash between the two countries since the Taliban seized ...

Afghanistan is facing a near-total digital blackout as the Taliban cut both wired and mobile internet services nationwide. The shutdown, aimed at stopping ‘immoral activities’, has disrupted ...

From the British-era Durand Line to Taliban-era tensions, Pakistan and Afghanistan's border dispute continues to inflame ...

The now-uneasy neighbors exchanged fire again on Friday, Taliban-controlled media reported, days after agreeing to a ...

The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan are international pariahs. But after a visit to India and the promise of normalised ...

The Taliban are reluctant to be perceived as Pakistan’s proxies. In response to American pressure, the Pakistani state in the past swiftly became a foe, and it has even gone so far as to hand over ...

— -- Pakistan is reluctant to allow senior Taliban leaders to travel to Afghanistan for reconciliation talks, raising concerns that Pakistan is not helping enough to resolve the conflict. "Those ...