A bombing that killed seven people and injured a dozen more at a noodle restaurant in a busy area of Kabul is likely to ...

Power in Afghanistan today is not measured by public consent or institutional authority, but by control over revenue streams ...

Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which has banned music. A new policy of deportations by ...

At the apex of the Taliban system stands Hibatullah Akhundzada, who exercises undisputed authority as Amir al-Mu’minin.

The Islamic State group says they were behind the blast in Kabul, but police say they are still investigating the cause.

Interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has weirdly become the unlikely champion of what passes for ‘reform,’ if such a word can ...

The last four years in Afghanistan represent a clear example of how sanctions – even those that include humanitarian ...

By Bruce Pannier When they returned to power in August 2021, the Taliban promised that no group would use Afghan soil to plot ...

Judge Zahra Haidari was eight months pregnant when she and her husband arrived from Afghanistan after first going into hiding ...

A BBC investigation reveals how attitudes to women, the internet and religion are dividing the group at the very top.

The ongoing protests in Iran have the Taliban in Afghanistan worried. In Iran’s streets, the Taliban see the seeds of their ...

Chinese investments in mining, oil and infrastructure provide quick cash and come without human rights conditions, a combination that strengthens Akhundzada’s grip on power.