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 ...
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 ...
The Diplomat1d
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 ...
Jurist14h
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 ...
The Diplomat4d
Tracking Taliban Travel
Natalie Gonnella-Platts and Albert Torres explain how consistent travel ban exemptions undercut global efforts to pressure ...
The New York Times5d
Some Trumpian Realpolitik Is Needed With Afghanistan
Mr. Ahmad is a counterterrorism research scholar and author of the Taliban Leadership Tracker at the Middle East Institute. President Trump has promised a bold new American approach to the world.
India to Allow Ambassador-Level Taliban Post to Counter China
India’s government is expected to accept a top Taliban representative to the country soon, the latest step from New Delhi to ...
Inter Press Service4d
Fatima’s Story: The Struggles of Afghan Women Under Taliban Rule
The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity ...
Voice of America2d
Taliban withdraw Afghanistan from International Criminal Court
Afghanistan's radical Taliban leaders on Thursday rejected the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) over their country, declaring as ‘unlawful’ the decision in 2003 by their ...
Judge grants emergency reprieve as asylum seekers warn they could be sent to Taliban
A federal judge in D.C. temporarily barred the Department of Homeland Security from removing eight asylum seekers from the ...