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, ...

Since the Taliban's return in August 2021, Afghan women's basic freedoms have been systematically curtailed, transforming ...

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

An Afghan who fought against Soviet forces still visits a museum celebrating the resistance, but, in keeping with rules by ...

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

A bombing that killed seven people and injured a dozen more at a noodle restaurant in a busy area of Kabul is likely to ...

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 ...

The last four years in Afghanistan represent a clear example of how sanctions – even those that include humanitarian ...

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 ...