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

The Taliban has codified slavery and formalized a class-based justice system in Afghanistan through a newly approved criminal procedure code signed by its supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada. Legal ...

An Afghan who fought against Soviet forces still visits a museum celebrating the resistance, but, in keeping with rules by ...

It’s been more than four years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan - and according to human rights organisations, ...

In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, front left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, shake hands ...

On Aug. 15, it will have been four years since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan, taking over the presidential palace in Kabul and sparking an exodus of foreigners and Afghans linked to the ...

And I want to bring in another voice now. Wazhmah Osman is an associate professor of globalization and development communication at Temple University. Thank you for being with us. WAZHMAH OSMAN: Thank ...

Confronting a catastrophic water crisis as millions forced to return to Afghanistan - IN FOCUS: With the return of millions of Afghans to their homeland as they are forced from neighbouring nations, ...

Brits, Canadians and Danes were among those who saw the toughest fighting, writes the BBC's Frank Gardner ...

Can the Donald Trump administration stomach the short-term political costs of engaging with Afghanistan for the long-term benefit of US influence in Central Asia? Before Afghanistan in 2021, America ...

There’s no conceivable national interest that would be served by such a move, and every reason to think the Taliban would see ...

In a secretive fashion, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has been moving to shut down the Afghan embassy in ...