The ongoing protests in Iran have the Taliban in Afghanistan worried. In Iran’s streets, the Taliban see the seeds of their ...

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

From a hostage crisis, a years-long war, and a nuclear dispute, Iran’s struggles remain pivotal to its identity.

The Taliban have gutted Afghan media since taking control of the country in August 2021 through the use of surveillance and censorship and by punishing media workers for perceived criticism. As the ...

Last week, as the Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid triumphantly declared 2025 “a year of diplomatic success,” the claim was received with predictable laud from the movement’s echo chambers. But ...

The Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani military skirmished along their joint border overnight after the Taliban launched a “retaliatory operation” for the Pakistani Air Force targeting the head of the ...

Pakistan, established in 1947 as a homeland for South Asia’s Muslims, occupies a pivotal position in regional geopolitics, navigating complex relationships with neighboring Afghanistan and global ...

Fighting at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has sparked rare showings of public support in Afghan cities for the Taliban, but analysts say a surge in nationalist sentiment won't translate into ...