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Afghanistan's Taliban marked the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led forces on Wednesday by calling on the international community to "learn" from the experience and accept them as the...
Afghan defence minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid accused Pakistan on Sunday of providing airspace for US drones to enter his country, characterising the incursions as a continuation of Washington's "invasion". ...
Members of the United Nations Security Council remained divided on Monday over whether to exempt some of Afghanistan's Taliban officials from a travel ban, diplomatic sources said. Under a...
The United Nations is set to end travel ban exemptions for 13 Taliban officials on Friday, pending any deal by Security Council members on a possible extension, diplomats told the...
Jess Phillips, The Independent It’s been a funny week in Birmingham. It started with the climax of the Commonwealth Games. The sun shone and royals, dignitaries, athletes and volunteers...
Gul Agha Jalali used to spend his nights planting bombs — hoping to target an Afghan government soldier or, better still, a foreign serviceman. These days, the 23-year-old Taliban...
One year on from the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan, some cracks are opening within their ranks over the crucial question of just how much reform their leaders can...
The Taliban are investigating a US "claim" that al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri was killed in a US drone strike in Kabul, a Taliban official said on Thursday, indicating...
Thousands of supporters of Shi’ite populist cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr stormed Baghdad’s fortified government zone and broke into parliament on Saturday for the second time in a week, leaving at least...
The Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) grouping is a complex formation in geographical and ideological terms. It spans four continents – Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America –...