Ikramuddin Saree, a former police commander in Afghanistan's Takhar and Baghlan provinces under the pre-Taliban republic, was shot dead on the evening of December 24 outside his office in Tehran.
Pakistan recorded its deadliest year of violence in a decade, with gunfights, airstrikes, and suicide bombings marking much of 2025, as relations with neighboring Afghanistan deteriorated. The number ...
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Origins of the Taliban

The Taliban didn’t rise from nowhere — they were built, funded, and armed in the shadow of the Cold War. Born in the madrassas of Pakistan and fueled by American and Saudi dollars, they were first ...
As tensions simmer between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Islamabad is shifting from coercive diplomacy to managed escalation to bring the Taliban to heel. This deterioration is striking, given Islamabad’s ...
Jaidyn shared this clip of the moment her vacation vibes hit the floor. ''Every year, my family takes a vacation to Newport Beach,'' Jaidyn shared with WooGlobe. ''My sisters and I rollerblade from ...
Women have been barred from most public spaces. Afghan citizens are being deported by nearby countries. And marginalized ethnic groups face persecution and violence. These are their stories. On May 8, ...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and China called for more “visible and verifiable” steps to eliminate terrorist organizations based in Afghanistan and to prevent Afghan territory from being used for ...