The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern about the Taliban's arrest of women and girls for alleged ...

In a dramatic shift with far-reaching geopolitical implications, Russia has become the first major world power to formally ...

Darkly comic videos made by a tour agency and shared by Taliban-linked accounts on social media are encouraging people to ...

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution over U.S. objections calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse ...

The children of an elderly British couple imprisoned in Afghanistan have implored the Taliban to release their parents, adding their deteriorating health puts them at risk of dying in custody.

Russia said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to ...

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Aid groups contracted with the United States have paid at least $10.9 million in fees and taxes to the Taliban so they can operate in Afghanistan.

As Afghanistan fell to the Taliban province by province, and American military officials struggled to evacuate those who sought to escape, I recalled a distressing incident that took place during ...

Russia's decision to formally recognise the Taliban government has been seen as an opening for a stronger economy by some Afghans, while others were sceptical that it would improve their ...

Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry called it a historic step, and quoted Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi as welcoming ...