Afghanistan welcomes upgraded diplomatic ties with neighbouring Pakistan Taliban government to follow Pakistan’s move to designate ambassador to Kabul as tensions between the two nations ease.

The Soviet-Afghan War raged for nine years and is considered a major part of the overarching Cold War between the US and its allies, and the Soviet Union. A major faction was the Afghan Mujahideen ...

Afghanistan’s Art Scene Weighs in On Taliban Move to Ban Images of Living Things Cultural organizations are doing what they can to keep the nation’s powerful artistic representations alive ...

The Taliban government has cracked down on rival Islamist parties in Afghanistan in what is seen as an effort to prevent any future opposition to its hard-line rule. Since banning all political ...

A scholar of Afghan affairs explains the religious affiliations of different ethnic groups in Afghanistan and why they may not share a common understanding of Islam.

Pre-war U.S. support for Afghan women’s rights offers a blueprint for the future The U.S. push to help Afghan women fight the Taliban’s oppression actually predates 9/11 ...

The Taliban were formed out of this violence and chaos, and now the organization asserts itself over Afghanistan once again.

The Taliban entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday, following a week of rapid territorial gains from retreating government forces battling to hold off the Islamist militant group.

Hashim Aslami and his wife, Talat Aslami, at their apartment in Kabul, Afghanistan. “Except when I am asleep, the rest of the time is all on saffron,” Mr. Aslami said. Kiana Hayeri for The New ...

During the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the United States, Saudi Arabia, and China armed Hezb-e-Islami and the other mujahideen parties through Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence ...

In the decades since the United States and Saudi Arabia began funding the Pakistani-run jihad against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the loosely knit groups of Arab volunteers who joined the ...

The continuing role of mujahideen leaders in Afghan politics puts the country’s future at risk.