In a dramatic shift with far-reaching geopolitical implications, Russia has become the first major world power to formally ...

Scores of Afghan special forces and undercover operators killed in Taliban purge in the aftermath of the 2021 fall of Kabul - ...

In 2023, the conservative government in the UK set up a secret scheme to covertly relocate thousands of Afghans to the ...

Yet, no government had formally recognized the “Taliban 2.0” until Russia did so on July 3. Still, in the face of Afghanistan’s enduring hardships, Russia’s decision may mark the beginning of a new ...

Germany has deported 81 male asylum-seekers back to Afghanistan, its second deportation since the Taliban regained power ...

Taliban warlords have embarked on a campaign of killings against Afghans after the British Government lost a top-secret ...

Uzbekistan is betting that cooperation with the Afghanistan and the Taliban on infrastructure projects will pay off.

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Kabul’s collapse had been expected, but the speed in which it happened stunned U.S. officials. Taliban fighters marched into the Afghan capital on Sunday seeking surrender of government. The U.S ...

As programs created to support America's Afghan allies are shuttered, about 1,500 Afghans remain on a U.S. camp in Qatar, ...

Since Friday, the Taliban has overrun bastions of government control, snatching more than a quarter of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals on its way to controlling an estimated 65% of the country.

Russia said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to recognise the Taliban government of the country. In a statement, the Russian ...