Afghanistan’s Taliban government is gaining international legitimacy while militant threats associated with its territory remain unresolved. Russia has formally recognised Kabul’s rulers, China is pursuing economic cooperation, and regional powers continue discussing
When delegates left Moscow on 5 October, they had little to show for the day. The eighth round of the Moscow Format consultations on Afghanistan ended without a joint statement. According to the account Pakistan’s side offers, it was the
Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, one of al-Qa`ida’s most durable assets may be a name rather than a commander, training camp or
Anti-Taliban armed resistance is spreading across Afghanistan, with the National Resistance Front, Afghanistan Freedom Front, Afghanistan United Front and National Mobilization Front claiming thousands
Sakina knew the risks. In the final days of her pregnancy, she was living in Pas Kuran, a village in Kuran wa Munjan, one of the most remote districts in northeastern Afghanistan.
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Five years after returning to power, the Taliban controls Afghanistan more firmly than many expected. Yet territorial control has not translated into the elimination of militant networks operating from Afghan soil. That
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Sky News published a video this month that opens on a rigged explosive device and a pickax under a stark title card, “Inside the Taliban’s Museum of Death.” Three seconds pass before
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The Afghanistan’s mineral resources have traditionally been one of hidden wealth ready to be unlocked by peace, investment, and modern technology. This narrative is becoming outdated now. Even the much talked about
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As reported on September 2, 2026, the Afghanistan United Front (AUF) killed a Taliban official, Qari Aghagol, from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, in the 18th
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The message sent by the Andarab Resistance Front is one which can not be ignored even on the battlefield. The group declared Panjshir, Andarab, Badakhshan, Kabul and Kandahar as places where armed
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The Taliban returned to power nearly five years ago with grand promises of stability, but their ruling apparatus has instead pushed Afghanistan into a cycle of self-inflicted economic ruin and social regression.
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This week marks five years since the fall of Kabul to Taliban rule, an anniversary that closes one chapter of Afghanistan’s modern history while highlighting the unresolved consequences of the country’s isolation.
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Afghanistan’s expanding CCTV network is giving the Taliban new power to monitor public life, while women, activists and political opponents describe a growing climate of fear five years after the fall of
More The world witnessed the fall of the Afghan republic on 15 August 2021, with a shocking degree of rapidity. With Taliban fighters marching into Kabul, President Ghani fleeing from his post, and
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For 27 years, Ahmad Khan’s life was in Pakistan. Originally from Afghanistan, he ran a small shoe shop in Sialkot in the north, sent his children to a local school and watched
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Five years after returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have expanded diplomatic and economic relations with a growing number of countries despite continuing international concerns over human rights and the absence
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Five years after the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan, the country is confronting a humanitarian crisis that is becoming harder to contain. Millions are struggling with hunger and disease, families have
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When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, Saeedullah Wafa knew that remaining in his homeland was no longer an option. Music was swiftly outlawed under the movement’s austere interpretation
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Nearly four years after the Taliban returned to Kabul, Afghanistan appears politically unified on the map but remains deeply fragmented in practice. The Taliban project an image of centralized authority and national
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