When a cockfight begins in Kabul, the noise is immediate. Roars of “Hit!” and “Kill!” erupt among spectators as two birds ...

CAIRO — For 12 days, Tehran fell dark and silent, except for the sound of explosions. In their houses and apartments, ...

Experts monitoring the Taliban’s new diplomacy push in Asia say China could follow suit, paving the way for wider recognition ...

Afghan refugee office is a corrupt failure — Trump is right to shut it down By Phillip Linderman Published June 10, 2025, 6:29 p.m. ET ...

From the blog of Nadav Tamir at The Times of Israel ...

In an era of volatile allies and summit performance art, strategic patience might just be South Korea’s best weapon.

Back in 1984, Steve McCurry took a photograph of a young girl in Pakistan. The photo of the Afghan refugee went on to become ...

There's a heartbreaking truth behind an infamous photo taken over 40 years ago, and it will change the way you look at it ...

Afghanistan’s isolation on the international stage, largely because of the Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls, has ...

The sad truth behind 12-year-old ‘Afghan girl’ Sharbat Gulla that will change the way you look at her iconic National ...

Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan since it seized power in ...

Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow r emoved the group from its list of outlawed ...