Top Afghan officials say they want two American detainees released “as soon as possible,” but the Trump administration says a ...

An Afghan family fled death threats in their home country. But for them, the U.S. is no longer safe.

Taliban officials deny holding a U.S.-Afghan citizen, who witnesses and U.S. officials say was detained by Afghanistan’s intelligence services in 2022.

Dennis Coyle, 64, was abducted from his Kabul apartment last year and has been held in near-solitary confinement by the Taliban.

Can the Donald Trump administration stomach the short-term political costs of engaging with Afghanistan for the long-term benefit of US influence in Central Asia? Before Afghanistan in 2021, America ...

The Taliban and Afghanistan’s neighbors are not able to stabilize the country. Only US influence can provide the right carrots and sticks.