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, ...
Some Trumpian Realpolitik Is Needed With Afghanistan
Engaging directly with the Taliban may be the only way to protect Americans from the jihadist threat that stirs once again in ...
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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 Afghanistan.
Taliban allows Afghanistan’s national sport buzkashi to thrive despite past bans
The Taliban has allowed buzkashi, Afghanistan’s national sport, to thrive despite past bans, drawing large crowds but ...
Taliban officials visiting Japan, likely to seek more support
A delegation of senior Taliban officials arrived on Feb. 16 for the first visit to Japan by the Islamic group since it ...
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Senior Taliban officials make first known visit to Japan since takeover
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- High-level Taliban officials have arrived in Japan, their hosts Japanese grant-making organization Nippon ...
Lucas: A tale of two presidents
Four years ago, around this Presidents’ Day, Joe Biden was planning his deadly and botched military withdrawal from ...
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Afghanistan’s Taliban govt makes first diplomatic trip to Japan
A Taliban delegation arrived in Japan on Sunday, marking the first time that the rulers of Afghanistan have made a diplomatic ...
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Analysis: From Afghanistan to America: the rising reach of the Islamic State Khorasan Province
Four years after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the threat posed by the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has ...
The Express Tribune on MSN3h
The folly of trusting Taliban 2.0
When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, there was optimism that the Taliban 2.0 would be different ...
Al Jazeera on MSN9h
Afghanistan’s Taliban makes debut diplomatic trip to Japan
A Taliban delegation has arrived in Japan on what is the first visit by the group that rules Afghanistan, according to media in the East Asian country. The delegation, consisting of foreign affairs, ...
UK SAS and SBS ‘blocked 2,000 asylum claims’ from Afghan commandos who served with Britain
Afghan commandos fighting the Taliban alongside British soldiers were entitled to apply for resettlement in the UK - but the ...