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

As Afghanistan enters 2026, deep fractures inside the Taliban leadership threaten the regime's grip on power in part due to ...

Differences among the Taliban are natural; the movement has various power centres. While Mullah Akhundzada may reign supreme, Siraj Haqqani has considerable power, being the scion of veteran ...

Khadija Ahmadzada was detained for being in "violation" of rules "regarding women's sports gyms", a Taliban spokesman said.

Interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has weirdly become the unlikely champion of what passes for ‘reform,’ if such a word can ...

Aghanistan is a country most of us would rather forget. I learnt that the hard way a couple of years ago when I returned there and suggested that the West should re-engage with the Taliban. Few wanted ...

While Kandahar-based leadership views China as a crucial economic and diplomatic partner, the Haqqanis see Beijing’s ...

The blast at Kabul's 'Chinese Noodle' restaurant on 19 January 2026 did more than just claim lives; it exposed the fragile ...

Chinese investments in mining, oil and infrastructure provide quick cash and come without human rights conditions, a combination that strengthens Akhundzada’s grip on power.

Seven people were killed in an attack claimed by the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) in the commercial district of ...

President Trump delivered yet another rambling, long-winded speech Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, using the ...

President Trump delivered yet another rambling, long-winded speech Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, using the ...