Factional rivalries, tribal loyalties, authoritarian rule and hardline policies are testing Afghan regime cohesion ...

The most worrisome flash point in South Asia today lies not between the nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan but to the west, along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. A simmering conflict ...

The reinstatement of slavery in Afghanistan removes all doubt that the Taliban intend to subject Afghanistan to a hideously ...

The sudden but vicious Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes have fuelled speculation that at the heart of the conflict lies US President Donald Trump's desire to return the Bagram military base to US ...

ANKARA, Turkey(AP) — Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan have failed in Istanbul after four days of negotiations, Pakistan’s information minister said early Wednesday, accusing the Taliban ...

Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan broke down, a day after both sides accused each other of mounting border clashes that risked breaching a ceasefire brokered by Qatar. However, the ...

ISLAMABAD — Historic negotiations between the Taliban and Afghanistan's political leadership have opened in Qatar. The talks started Saturday, and offer the best chance of peace after decades of war, ...

Summary Russia’s initiative to accept credentials of the new Afghan ambassador is significant, as the Taliban government is a ...

At first glance, the criminal code appears to be a typical legal framework. But the state’s goal is not to protect citizens, ...

Afghanistan’s stance on slavery has undergone a dramatic legal reversal in recent years. Under the Taliban’s current governance, since 2021, the country’s new ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan have failed in Istanbul after four days of negotiations, Pakistan’s information minister said early Wednesday, accusing the Taliban ...