Several Pashtun nationalist parties have denounced Pakistan''s continuing deportation of Afghan refugees, and called on the ...

Karzai’s influence is not just historical; it lies in his ability to mediate Afghanistan’s current power struggles.

The Taliban leader said Sunday there was no need for Western laws in Afghanistan and that democracy was dead as long as ...

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada declared that Western laws are unnecessary in Afghanistan, asserting that democracy is ...

The Taliban’s interpretation of sharia has led to bans on Afghan women and girls, who have been excluded them from education, ...

Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is a retired professor of international relations, most recently at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University (NYU). He taught courses on international negotiation and ...

The Taliban’s leader said there was no need for Western laws in Afghanistan and that democracy was dead as long as sharia ...

Hassan Abbas, a professor at the National Defense University in Washington D.C. and author of the “Return of the Taliban,” said Akhundzada stressed the importance of unity from a religious perspective ...

We will create our own laws,” Akhundzada said, speaking in Pashto, while emphasizing the importance of Islamic laws. The Taliban’s interpretation of sharia has led to bans on Afghan women and ...