Anti-Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley said Friday they were battling to repulse “heavy” assaults, as the Islamists seek to capture the last holdout province defying their rule. Efforts to…
The international community faces a growing dilemma over whether to recognise the Taliban as the rulers of Afghanistan, weighing distaste on the vision of the Islamist group with the need…
Afghans who have found sanctuary in France in recent years now fear the relatives they left behind will be permanently trapped and could face reprisals from the Taliban for their…
As the full impact and import of the US-led west’s departure from Afghanistan unfolds, there is no dearth of handwringing and a blame game in western capitals. Former US President…
The United States spent billions supplying the Afghan military with the tools to defeat the Taliban, but the rapid capitulation of the armed forces means that weaponry is now fuelling…
As the US military began formally withdrawing from Afghanistan Saturday, some residents in Kandahar — the former bastion of the Taliban — were optimistic the exit will bring peace to…
Tomorrow, June 26, will mark the International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking. The theme for 2021 is “Share facts on drugs, save lives”. Terrorism, drugs-for-arms and money laundering,…
With Afghan troops in retreat and soon to lose vital American air support, Taliban commanders are voicing exuberance about quickly seizing full control of the country and re-establishing their version…
IT is not in Pakistan’s interests to go too far down the road of advocating for the Taliban regime in Afghanistan before the international community. Countries around the world will…
As desperate Afghans resort to selling their belongings to buy food, international officials are preparing to fly in cash for the needy while avoiding financing the Taliban government, according to…
