Afghanistan’s favorite sport is thriving, even under Taliban rule
The fast-paced equestrian game of buzkashi is a welcome distraction in rural Afghanistan, blighted by drought and poverty, ...
Taliban allows Afghanistan’s national sport buzkashi to thrive despite past bans
The Taliban has allowed buzkashi, Afghanistan’s national sport, to thrive despite past bans, drawing large crowds but ...
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Analysis: From Afghanistan to America: the rising reach of the Islamic State Khorasan Province
Four years after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the threat posed by the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has ...
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The folly of trusting Taliban 2.0
When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, there was optimism that the Taliban 2.0 would be different from their first term. When the Taliban government was overthrown by the US ...
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Afghanistan’s Taliban govt makes first diplomatic trip to Japan
A Taliban delegation arrived in Japan on Sunday, marking the first time that the rulers of Afghanistan have made a diplomatic ...
Afghan allies helped US order airstrikes against Taliban. Trump moves leave them in limbo
President Donald Trump issued executive orders that put an end to programs used to help Afghans get to safety in America.
The Taliban* called the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan a miracle
The withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan on February 15, 1989 is "the end of a dark era and a miracle." This was ...
Taliban raids and suspends Afghanistan’s only nationwide women’s radio station
The Taliban suspended the operation of Afghanistan’s only nationwide women’s radio station after raiding its premises on ...
Key shift in India-Afghanistan trade since Taliban takeover in 2021: Exports slump, imports surge
Fig, asafoetida, apple & saffron major imports; trade gradually resuming with ‘cautious optimism’, say experts ...
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban vow to stay united despite "enemy" bids to cause rifts
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers will stay united despite enemies' efforts to create divisions among the movement's leaders and ...
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Turkey ends former Afghan government’s diplomatic tenure, paving way for Taliban-appointed mission
after his release as part of a prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.
US aid freeze presents an opportunity for China in Afghanistan. Will it take it?
US President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign assistance programmes could leave a vacuum in Afghanistan for China to step ...