In a dramatic shift with far-reaching geopolitical implications, Russia has become the first major world power to formally ...

Scores of Afghan special forces and undercover operators killed in Taliban purge in the aftermath of the 2021 fall of Kabul - ...

Germany has deported 81 male asylum-seekers back to Afghanistan, its second deportation since the Taliban regained power ...

Nearly four years after the Taliban reconquered Afghanistan, numerous countries have diplomatically engaged with the Islamic Emirate, accepting its rule as a political reality. Yet, no government had ...

In 2023, the conservative government in the UK set up a secret scheme to covertly relocate thousands of Afghans to the ...

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In this video, we dive into the dramatic escape of Afghan pilots and their A-29 Super Tucano aircraft as they fled the ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has denied that his government is preparing to formally recognize the Taliban in Afghanistan ...

Taliban warlords have embarked on a campaign of killings against Afghans after the British Government lost a top-secret ...

Since Friday, the Taliban has overrun bastions of government control, snatching more than a quarter of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals on its way to controlling an estimated 65% of the country.

Kabul’s collapse had been expected, but the speed in which it happened stunned U.S. officials. Taliban fighters marched into the Afghan capital on Sunday seeking surrender of government. The U.S ...

In rural Paktika province – at a border crossing with Pakistan, nearly 200 miles south of Kabul – a Taliban commander surveys the crowds. “I have been assigned as the caretaker of the border ...