Local officials in Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan, have said that Al Qaeda has a strong presence in the province’s districts alongside the Durand Line and in border areas between ...

An Afghan official rejected the idea of a renewed presence for the U.S. military in the country, but left the door open for “political and economic relations.” By Elian Peltier Reporting from Karachi, ...

In a major escalation on Tuesday night (Oct 14-15), clashes once again broke out between Pakistani security forces and the Afghan Taliban along the border in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Russia became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan on Thursday, according to local media, with the Taliban flag being raised at the Afghan embassy in Moscow.