A top Taliban official said on Saturday that all Afghans who fled the country after the collapse of the former Western-backed government are free to return home, promising they would not be harmed if ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban regime. Will China follow? Russia has become the first country in ...

New Zealand’s Trade Agreement With India Reflects a Foreign Policy Shift Trump’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad (left) and the Taliban’s chief negotiator at the ...

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.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Four years into its second stretch in power, Afghanistan’s Taliban government has been recognized by only one country: Russia. But anti-immigrant sentiment, concerns about ...

The top Taliban leader on Saturday slammed President Trump’s travel ban on Afghans, calling the United States an oppressor, as Afghanistan’s rulers seek greater engagement with the international ...

Afghans living abroad have told RFE/RL of their fears and concerns following Russia's decision to officially recognize the Taliban as their country's government. Russia is the first country in the ...

Taliban leaders have chosen to maintain a delicate balancing act in their relationships with other local violent jihadi groups since taking power in Afghanistan, new research shows. Relationships are ...

The Taliban has for years presented a united front to the outside world and kept a tight lid on dissent within its ranks. But unprecedented displays of discord have laid bare the rifts in the ...

The Taliban‘s Prime Minister, Mohammad Hassan Akhund, vowed on Saturday that any Afghans who fled the country after the collapse of the Western-backed government are welcome to return without fear of ...

The Taliban suspended internet services across Afghanistan on Monday, cutting off millions of people from the outside world. Afghan media reported that the restriction was in line with the Taliban ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dmitry Zhirnov, left, Russia's ambassador to Afghanistan, meeting with Amir Khan Muttaqi, Afghanistan's Foreign Minister in Kabul ...