Frud Bezhan

‘We Don't Have A Choice’: Thousands Of Afghans Fleeing Abroad Daily As Taliban Violence Soars

‘Weak From Hunger’: Taliban’s Sweeping Offensive Pushes Afghanistan Toward Humanitarian Crisis

Return To The 'Dark Days': Taliban Reimposes Repressive Laws On Women In Newly Captured Areas In Afghanistan

Once A Bastion Of Taliban Resistance, Afghanistan’s Badakhshan On Brink Of Falling To Militants

Risk Of 'Taliban Momentum' As Dozens Of Afghan Districts Fall Since Foreign Withdrawal Began

‘The Taliban Will Kill Us’: Afghans Who Helped Foreign Forces At Risk Of Reprisals After Withdrawal

U.S. Diplomat: Security Assistance Stays Strong As 'Disappointing' Afghan Peace Talks Continue

A U.S. diplomat has told RFE/RL that negotiations are still under way in Qatar's capital, Doha, between representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban, but are proceeding slowly.

‘I’m Not Going Anywhere’: Popular Pakistani Journalist Defiant Following TV Ban

Taliban Making ‘Strategic’ Military Gains In Afghanistan As Foreign Forces Pull Out

Pakistan, Uzbekistan Trade Goods Via Afghanistan In Landmark First

The Rise Of The New Pakistani Taliban

Chances For Peace In Afghanistan Recede As Deadly Taliban Attacks Spiral

Taliban Steps Up Divide And Conquer Strategy In Afghanistan

Afghanistan Reels From Economic Fallout Of International Troop Withdrawal

Afghanistan Sees Resurgence Of Warlords, In Familiar Echo Of Civil War

Unconditional U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan A Major Victory For Taliban, Analysts Say

Has The Taliban Changed? Afghans Living Under Militant Group Say It Still Rules Using Fear, Brutality

Afghanistan Recognizes Long Forgotten Ethnic Tatar Community

'Terrible Tradition': Pakistan's Crippling Dowries Put Huge Burden On Poor Brides

Untangling Taliban's Ties With Al-Qaeda 'Extremely Difficult'

Under a February 2020 U.S.-Taliban peace deal that paved the way for Afghan peace talks, the Taliban pledged to end cooperation with Al-Qaeda. But more than a year later, it remains unclear if the Taliban is willing or able to cut its deep ties with the terrorist network.