Afghan Taliban

The decision will hurt the regime’s efforts to win recognition from foreign governments and international donors.

In striking a Pakistani target in Taliban territory, ISKP is harming its two primary battlefield enemies at once.

The latest claim by the Pakistani Taliban underlined the threat of Afghanistan turning into a haven for militants, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan said.

The Taliban’s nationalist faction, if triumphant over the Pakistan-backed extremists, could help bring peace to the region.

Another tragedy in the largely Hazara Dashti Barchi neighborhood. Another tragedy for Afghanistan’s women. 

The expansion of ISKP propaganda outreach, recruitment, and fundraising efforts may have significant security implications for countries in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and possibly beyond. 

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack at the Siddiquiya mosque in the city's Kher Khanna neighborhood.

If Western governments and humanitarian actors abandon Afghans now, we will be condemning a whole nation to a grinding cycle of brutal poverty with unpredictable long-term consequences.

India and the Taliban do not have a history of positive relations, but a pragmatic working relationship is desired by both. 

Chinese interests in expanding its engagement in Afghanistan lies in opportunist thinking.

Maryam Baryalay on the political norms and values of the Afghan people.

The poppy crop ban will likely strike a heavy blow to millions of impoverished farmers.