(THE CONVERSATION) The rapid takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban left many surprised. To Ali Olomi, a historian of the Middle East and Islam at Penn State University, a key to understanding what is ...

Isolated since 2021, the Islamist group is now rebuilding ties with many countries, despite a fierce dispute with former ...

This exclusive e-book offers in-depth analysis from seven subject experts, tracing Afghanistan’s complex journey ...

A one-time Seattle reporter finds herself in the center of an international scandal, thanks to her new book, THE TALIBAN SHUFFLE. Foreign correspondent Kim Barker has spent most of the last decade ...

A Taliban envoy on Monday cautioned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio against escalating tensions with threats of bounties on Afghan leaders. The warning came after Rubio suggested the U.S. would ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities carried out a public execution at a stadium in the eastern city ...