The Taliban and Afghanistan’s neighbors are not able to stabilize the country. Only US influence can provide the right carrots and sticks.

A suicide attack that killed the Taliban minister of refugees and repatriation, Khalil Rahman Haqqani, in December 2024, ...

The largely hidden gold rush in Badakhshan poses considerable risks to Afghans, and others living downstream in Central Asia.

Donald Trump’s claim that America’s allies stayed away from the front lines in Afghanistan is “ridiculous”, a defence ...

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that ...

Trump’s swipe at Nato soldiers in Afghanistan angers veterans and families - ‘He is completely wrong to be dismissive,’ says UK ex-ambassador in Kabul ...

An estimated 3,500 soldiers from NATO countries died in Afghanistan. The United States suffered the most losses in absolute ...

The mother of Ben Parkinson urged Sir Keir Starmer to stand up to Donald Trump over his suggestion British troops stayed away ...

The US president says Nato troops stayed "a little off the front lines" - despite 457 UK military deaths in the conflict.

Donald Trump has sparked fresh outrage in the UK after saying Nato troops stayed "a little off the front lines" during the ...

Nato allies of US have been outraged after Donald Trump claimed that their troops stayed ‘a little off the front line’ in Afghanistan. The US president sparked anger after undermining the military ...

DONALD Trump has launched another dig at his European allies by claiming they “stayed off the front lines” in Afghanistan.