In 2016, moments after speaking on a TV interview about the dangers of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Zia Danesh’s car was ...

An Atlanta man the Taliban is holding hostage in Afghanistan was left out of a prisoner swap that freed two other Americans.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Biden administration has been in talks with the Taliban to exchange Americans detained in Afghanistan for Afghans in U.S. custody, a senior Taliban leader with direct ...

Back in 2000, following a meeting with Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, the Taliban envoy to Pakistan, Vijay K Nambiar, India’s High Commissioner to Islamabad at the time, assessed the chances of engagement ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When the Taliban took control of Kabul in 2021, Pakistan’s then-prime minister Imran Khan lauded ...

A Virginia man pleaded not guilty Wednesday after being accused by the FBI of stockpiling the largest number of explosives bureau officials have witnessed. Brad Spafford, 36, answered mostly yes ...

India's engagement with the Taliban-led Afghan government is redefining South Asia's political landscape. A significant meeting between India and the Taliban discussed trade through Iran's ...

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The first high level diplomatic meeting held between India and the Taliban leadership marked a significant step in rebuilding New Delhi’s influence in Afghanistan, according to analysts.

Leigh Whannell connected with critics and audiences with 2020’s excellent “The Invisible Man,” an effective reimagining of the classic Universal Monsters character. He returns five years later with a ...

The Doha Agreement, signed in February 2020 by Trump and representatives of the Taliban, required U.S. troops to leave the country by May 2021. There was also a more critical and elemental ...

While India has been gradually increasing its engagement with the Taliban, this latest meeting represents the highest-level talks since the Islamic group's takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.