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, ...

For the first time since reassuming control of its country in 2021, Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban regime this week shut down huge swaths of internet access across multiple northern provinces, which ...

Since Trump’s return to office, refugee processing and government funding for Afghans’ flights have been halted under two ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Four years into its second stretch in power, Afghanistan’s Taliban government has been recognized by only one country: Russia. But anti-immigrant sentiment, concerns about ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban leader warned God would severely punish Afghans who are ungrateful for Islamic rule in the country, according to a statement released Friday marking the fourth anniversary ...

As was the case with Vietnam, a cooling off period is in order before we consider anything like establishing normal relations with the Taliban. To be brutally frank, the Afghan people — not just the ...

Pakistan supported the Taliban, expecting help against the TTP, reduced Indian influence, and progress on the TAPI pipeline, but the Taliban have not fulfilled these expectations. Taliban leaders ...

In mid-August, the Taliban marked the fourth anniversary of their ascension to power in Afghanistan. During this period, the movement has maintained control over Afghanistan and succeeded in ...

The Taliban has imposed a nationwide telecommunications shutdown in Afghanistan, cutting off Internet and mobile networks. The blackout has disrupted flights, banking, e-commerce, online jobs, and ...

The Taliban released a British couple on Friday who had been held in Afghanistan for more than seven months on undisclosed charges, officials said. It appeared to be part of efforts by the Taliban to ...

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 ...