Secluded in his stronghold in southern Afghanistan, reclusive Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is the cornerstone ...

The uncertainty is a new point of stress. One night, Samir cried out in his sleep. In a dream, his mother had died. Four in ...

The Taliban have released just one photograph of Akhundzada. It shows him with a greying beard and white turban looking directly at the camera, and was taken more than two decades ago, according ...

Series 4 of the Taliban, Turbans and the Smartphone Podcast Series gives an analyst perspective on developments in Afghanistan during the Taliban’s fourth year in power. It examines developments in ...

Last year, the news outlet Globe and Mail reported that following the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August 2021 ... surmise that if I did not wear a turban, no one would question whether ...

"Men are kings here." Kakar was later killed by the Taliban. Shobha is married and has been since she was eight. Picture the occasion: a group ceremony, a dozen village girls, great excitement in ...

His beard gets shorter by the day, and he has ditched his turban for a suit. His troops seem to be lagging ... As they did before when supporting the Taliban to fight the Soviet Union in the past.

More than three years after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the country's new leaders insist they have improved people's lives, but for years the Taliban has ruled with an iron fist ...

The first high level diplomatic meeting held between India and the Taliban leadership marked a significant step in rebuilding New Delhi’s influence in Afghanistan, according to analysts.

India's engagement with the Taliban-led Afghan government is redefining South Asia's political landscape. A significant meeting between India and the Taliban discussed trade through Iran's ...