Afghanistan’s first elected president speaks on regime change wars, conflict with Pakistan and why he’s still talking to the Taliban.

The Taliban government defended on Wednesday its ban on protests that has drawn condemnation from rights groups, saying the ...

The Taliban suspended internet services across Afghanistan on Monday, cutting off millions of people from the outside world. Afghan media reported that the restriction was in line with the Taliban ...

Five years after returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s rule remains as ultra-extremist as ever. Acting in the name of a self-centred version of Islam, the group has made no effort to modify ...

Taliban delegates from across the country attend a meeting that opens celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal and the start of Taliban rule, at the Loya Jirga Hall in Kabul, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban regime. Will China follow? Russia has become the first country in ...

Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban rule in Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry announced on X Thursday that the Russian Foreign Ministry has decided to ...

The Taliban declared dissent unacceptable after returning to power nearly four years ago. Since then, it has detained, tortured, or forced into exile secular opponents, journalists, and human rights ...

Afghans living abroad have told RFE/RL of their fears and concerns following Russia's decision to officially recognize the Taliban as their country's government. Russia is the first country in the ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Four years into its second stretch in power, Afghanistan’s Taliban government has been recognized by only one country: Russia. But anti-immigrant sentiment, concerns about ...

Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Russian ambassador to Kabul Dmitry Zhirnov before announcing Moscow would officially recognise the Taliban ...

Russia became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan on Thursday, according to local media, with the Taliban flag being raised at the Afghan embassy in Moscow.