The U.S. Can No Longer Ignore the Threat Arising in Afghanistan
Engaging directly with the Taliban may be the only way to protect Americans from the jihadist threat that stirs once again in ...
Senior Afghan Taliban officials in Japan for talks with Japanese officials
Japanese officials say senior Afghan Taliban officials are in Japan for talks, as part of Tokyo’s efforts to help Afghanistan ...
Afghan women’s radio station to resume broadcasts after Taliban say they’re lifting suspension
The Taliban say an Afghan women’s radio station will resume broadcasts after its operations were suspended for providing content to an overseas TV channel and improperly using its license.
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 representatives visit Tokyo for talks with Japanese officials
Japanese officials say senior Afghan Taliban officials are in Japan for talks, as part of Tokyo’s efforts to help Afghanistan ...
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The Taliban’s Struggle for Legitimacy
The limited recognition afforded to the Taliban during its first period of rule (1996-2001), followed by its swift ouster ...
Taliban withdraw Afghanistan from International Criminal Court
Decision follows ICC chief prosecutor’s announcement last month, seeking arrest warrants for the reclusive Taliban supreme ...
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UN report a damning indictment for Taliban
ISLAMABAD: In one of the recent interactions between Pakistani and Taliban officials, the presence of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Afghan soil was on top of the agen ...
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Taliban rejects ICC jurisdiction, declares 2003 Rome Statute accession void
The Taliban announced on Thursday that Afghanistan would no longer recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC), asserting that Afghanistan's 2003 accession to the Rome ...
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Tracking Taliban Travel
Natalie Gonnella-Platts and Albert Torres explain how consistent travel ban exemptions undercut global efforts to pressure ...
Afghan women have few rights under Taliban rule, but does sanctioning the men's cricket team help them?
Unlike in apartheid South Africa, sanctions will very likely do little for the cause of Afghan women Exiled Afghanistan ...