Afghans express growing resentment towards the Taliban due to economic hardship and social repression, warns Dr. Nilofar Sakhi.

Afghanistan occupies a central position in Tehran’s changing playbook, as the country is both a risk and a buffer for Iran.

Until Turkey and Qatar mediated a ceasefire, more than 70 people were killed and hundreds wounded in violence that erupted ...

Afghan military analysts have alleged ISIS-K operates training centres inside Pakistan, as many members, including a key ...

After weeks of rising tension, Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to a fragile ceasefire, but the peace feels razor-thin.

As The Independent reveals new details about the catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach that may have exposed to the ...

The sides plan to meet again at a higher-level gathering in Istanbul on Nov. 6 to finalize how the ceasefire will be ...

As deadly border clashes erupted between Pakistan and Afghanistan in early October 2025, an image of a missile circulated ...

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend a ceasefire for at least another week during talks in Turkiye, the Turkish ...

Pakistan and Afghanistan are expected to resume peace talks in Istanbul to revive a dialogue that collapsed earlier this week ...

A spreadsheet containing the details of people who had worked for the UK government in Afghanistan was accidentally leaked from the Ministry of Defence in February 2022 — six months after the Taliban ...

Afghanistan and Pakistan have resumed peace talks in Istanbul, four sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, a day ...