Taliban marks four years in power in Afghanistan. The leader Akhundzada warns of punishment for ingratitude towards Islamic rule. He instru...

Three years into its rule of Afghanistan, the Taliban government has achieved some diplomatic wins even as it has consolidated power and en...

The International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for a crime against humanity for denying education and employment to Afgh...

The Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief...

After the death of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011, Al-Zawahiri emerged as the second most popular leader of the terrorist o...

It's time for those who 'believed' the lie pedalled by Pakistan and others that Taliban had 'changed' to face reality. They need only look ...

Exactly a year ago, the hardline Islamists captured Kabul after a nationwide lightning offensive against government forces just as US-led t...

The rally was comprised of nearly 40 women as they marched and gathered outside the education ministry building, as they chanted slogans li...

Rahmon, who has ruled Tajikistan for over two decades, is of the opinion that “it is necessary to create an inclusive government with the p...

"Fortunately, today we are celebrating the anniversary of independence from Britain," the Taliban said. "We at the same time as a result of...

The insurgents have for weeks been trying to take Kandahar and Lashkar Gah -- both with Pashtun majorities from where the Taliban draw thei...

Kunduz is the third provincial capital to fall in the past three days, but the most significant Taliban gain since the insurgents launched ...

China has already evacuated 210 of its nationals from Afghanistan by a chartered flight this week. Beijing is concerned that under Taliban ...

The U.S. National Intelligence Council report likely will reinforce fears that the Taliban will resume the harsh treatment that women suffe...

"I am concerned about the ability of the Afghan military to hold on after we leave, the ability of the Afghan Air Force to fly, in particul...

Major players in the process, including Afghanistan's peace council chairman Abdullah Abdullah and Taliban leader Mullah Baradar Akhund, an...

The third major strike in Kabul since late June, coming two days after the 9/11 anniversary, casts fresh doubts on the ability of Afghans t...