Thousands of Afghan refugees who worked alongside American soldiers in Afghanistan and underwent a yearslong vetting process ...

A US watchdog report has alleged that terrorist groups are still operating in Afghanistan and accused the Taliban government ...

In 2016, moments after speaking on a TV interview about the dangers of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Zia Danesh’s car was ...

More than three years after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the country's new leaders insist they have improved people's lives, but for years the Taliban has ruled with an iron fist ...

Afghanistan in 2020. AP Habibi, an Afghan-American businessman who worked as a contractor for a Kabul-based telecommunications company, also went missing in 2022. The Taliban, though, have denied ...

Afghanistan, now under the Taliban, is no longer a conflict begging to be solved with a deal. It needs a more nuanced approach than the Trump administration may be capable of.

This withdrawal was a result of a February 2020 agreement negotiated between then-President Donald Trump’s administration and the Taliban, with Stanikzai leading the insurgents in the discussions.

The allegations of cooperation between Moscow and the Taliban appear to corroborate a 2020 report by The New York Times that Russian intelligence had offered bounties to militants to kill American ...

The Taliban have been seeking recognition on the global stage, partly as a means to address the economic crisis triggered by their takeover. Billions of dollars in international funds remain ...

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