What does the the Taliban Supreme Leader’s order to drop the word “acting” before officials’ titles mean for Afghanistan?

U.S. veterans of the war in Afghanistan are telling a commission reviewing decisions on the 20-year conflict that their ...

According to UN findings, half of female employees in civil society organisations have lost their jobs this year due to ...

The Trump administration is escalating efforts to secure the release of Taliban-held U.S. citizen Mahmood Habibi.

Four years into Taliban rule, Afghan women remain barred from government, education, and most jobs, UN Special Representative ...

The University of Regina and a Vancouver-based non-profit have raised $170,000 of a needed $500,000 to bring 25 Afghan ...

In Afghanistan, strict Taliban regulations and deeply-rooted patriarchal traditions make it nearly impossible for women to ...

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released a report examining the decline in religious ...

In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, the United States launched Operation Enduring Freedom—the invasion of Afghanistan.

For the short term, Tehran will prefer quiet security and intelligence cooperation with the Taliban rather than overt recognition.

Taliban support for the TTP goes beyond offering safe havens. Financial aid—such as a monthly transfer of roughly three ...

Germany has urged Pakistan to allow the return of Afghan refugees deported under Berlin’s resettlement program, stressing ...