In Eid Message, Taliban Leader Lashes out at Critics in the International Community
Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada reportedly emerged on Wednesday for a rare public address marking the end …
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Bridging Divides: Finding a Regional and International Consensus for Afghanistan’s Future
Afghanistan’s tumultuous landscape has been further shaped by the return to power of the Taliban …
Alleged ISKP Plot Foiled in Russia, 2 Kazakh Citizens Killed
On March 9, Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee (KNB) confirmed media reports that two Kazakh citizens …
Most UN Security Council Members Demand Taliban Rescind Decrees Seriously Oppressing Women and Girls
More than two-thirds of the U.N. Security Council’s members demanded Monday that the Taliban rescind …
A Reality Check on Afghanistan’s Isolation Under the Taliban
The two-day meeting of regional and national special envoys for Afghanistan convened by the U.N. …
UN Doha Conference on Afghanistan Fails to Achieve Key Goals
A high-level conference on Afghanistan from February 18-19 failed to achieve its primary objectives, leaving …
A Murdered Ambassador, a Closed Embassy: The Tragic History of US Diplomacy in Afghanistan
February 14 marks the 45th anniversary of the assassination of U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Adolph …
Is Afghanistan’s ‘Regional Cooperation Initiative’ an Opening for India?
On January 29, in an unprecedented move, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan organized its first …
Engaging With the Taliban Doesn’t Work
The status of women’s rights has steadily and predictably eroded under Taliban rule, in this …