Recent comments by former U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden saying that “there is no possibility of uniting” Afghanistan has prompted many Afghans to unite in questioning and condemning his claim.
A suicide bombing targeting a military academy in Kabul has killed at least six people, officials say.
The recent escape of a former Taliban spokesman while in detention by the Pakistani intelligence services has raised new questions about Islamabad’s covert ties with the militants.
Two U.S. soldiers have been killed and six wounded in a firefight in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar Province, with the U.S. military saying initial reports indicate an attack was carried out by a man in an Afghan National Army (ANA) uniform.
The return to their homeland of thousands of fighters from the Fatemiyoun Brigade, a pro-Iranian Afghan proxy group that fought in Syria, has prompted fears.
An Afghan warlord who has supposedly been on the run from authorities since deadly December clashes between his fighters and government troops, seems to be living a normal, very open life.
Global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the Dutch authorities to investigate a recent attack on an exiled Pakistani blogger in the Netherlands and provide him protection.
The United States says new leadership in Central Asia and better interstate cooperation are opening up more opportunities for Washington to deepen ties with the resource-rich region.
The Taliban rejected charges by the United States that the insurgent group lacks “will or capacity or both” to take steps needed to advance turbulent negotiations between the two foes aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan.
Dozens of Afghan media outlets have joined their voices to denounce the "deterioration" of access to government-related information in the country.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has demanded "demonstrable evidence" from the Taliban that it will lower the violence level in Afghanistan before signing a deal that would lead to peace talks and a withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country.
RFE/RL interviewed U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his visit to Kazakhstan's capital, Nur-Sultan, on February 2. He discussed U.S. policies on Central Asia and China's oppression of minorities, but also journalistic freedom in the world.
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