In March 2008, Colombian jets crossed into Ecuadorian airspace and destroyed a Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) encampment a mile past the border, killing the group’s second-in-command. Ecuador called it a
In March 2008, Colombian jets crossed into Ecuadorian airspace and destroyed a Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) encampment a mile past the border, killing the group’s second-in-command. Ecuador called it a
More 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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The arrival of Taliban representatives in Brussels this week unfolded against a strikingly different event taking place hundreds of kilometers away in Paris. While European officials met with envoys of Afghanistan’s ruling
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On Thursday, the European Parliament delivered its most forceful condemnation of the Taliban to date. Lawmakers voted 480 to five, with 83 abstentions, to demand expanded international sanctions against Taliban leaders, enforce International Criminal Court arrest
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The European Union is facing growing controversy after confirming plans to host Taliban representatives in Brussels for technical discussions focused on migration and deportations. The move comes as anti-immigration policies gain momentum
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Australia’s imposition of autonomous sanctions on senior Taliban leaders marks a decisive moment in the global response to Afghanistan’s ongoing human rights crisis. Announced on 5 December 2025, these measures go beyond
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In Afghanistan today, the mere mention of the Taliban’s “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” — the so-called religious police — is enough to send women and girls trembling. Ostensibly tasked
More by Our Correspondent in Doha In a significant move, the Ministry of Information and Culture of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban) has announced the ban of several books, including Kitab Al-Tawheed
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Editorial The killing of Khalil-Ur-Rahman Haqqani, the Taliban’s Minister for Refugees and Repatriation, marks a significant and symbolic turning point in Afghanistan’s fragile political landscape. Reported on 12 December 2024, Haqqani’s assassination
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Twenty-three years ago this month the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon shook the United States and horrified the world. Almost three thousand Americans died. The US launched attacks
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In recent months, international attention has returned to Afghanistan, a nation once again under the rule of the Taliban. The Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly rejected claims made by Pakistan’s
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