Afghanistan, now under the Taliban, is no longer a conflict begging to be solved with a deal. It needs a more nuanced ...

Meanwhile Trump’s “border tsar” Tom Homan has declared Sunday that everyone who is in the US illegally is “on the table” for ...

In Afghanistan, Five people including two policemen were killed in a Taliban attack in a northern Kunduz province on Monday. District Governor Mahboubullah Sayedi said a group of Taliban attacked a ...

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has announced the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange ISLAMABAD -- A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two ...

KABUL, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban rulers will stay united despite enemies' efforts to create divisions among the movement's leaders and the people, a spokesman said, ruling out the ...

This withdrawal was a result of a February 2020 agreement negotiated between then-President Donald Trump’s administration and the Taliban, with Stanikzai leading the insurgents in the discussions.

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though official recognition of the Taliban government remains limited. This family photo shows Ryan Corbett holding rabbits with his daughter Miriam and son Caleb in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2020.

The Taliban have been seeking recognition on the global stage, partly as a means to address the economic crisis triggered by their takeover. Billions of dollars in international funds remain ...

US President Joe Biden on Sunday spoke to the families of three Americans detained in Afghanistan by its Taliban rulers since 2022, and emphasised his commitment to bringing home Americans ...

A total of 25 female players, who were selected to train in 2020 with the plan that they would eventually represent Afghanistan before the Taliban took over in 2021, are living in exile in Australia.