What Happened to the Taliban’s Pledge to Fight Terrorism?
Washington withdrew from a 20-year fight against terrorism, vowing to maintain over-the-horizon capability. It’s still squinting.
View ArticleChina’s Got Afghan Fever, Again
Nothing says forever like the promise of Afghanistan’s mineral riches.
View ArticleTaliban Kills Kabul Airport Bombing Suspect
Despite the Taliban’s pledges to combat terrorism, Afghans continue to suffer a debilitating humanitarian and security crisis.
View ArticleThe Taliban Aim to Divide and Conquer
The U.N. meets this week to decide whether to play by Taliban rules or pull out. Both are bad.
View ArticleSchool Is in for the Taliban’s New Model Army
Extremist curriculum is teaching children how to hate, not how to think.
View ArticleIt’s Time To Recognize the Taliban
The absence of a U.S. diplomatic presence leaves Washington powerless and strengthens the extremists in Kabul.
View ArticleFormer Afghan Pilots Remain Grounded, Hunted by Taliban
Afghanistan’s top guns have no easy path to a new life.
View ArticleThe Taliban’s Hatred of Women Is Fundamental to Their Hold on Power
Waiting for change in Afghanistan is like waiting for Godot.
View ArticleWhy Sanctions Against the Taliban Aren’t Working
Efforts to punish the government are hurting ordinary Afghans instead.
View ArticleThe Taliban Are Now Arms Dealers
Terrorists are shopping for left-behind American weapons—and turning them against Washington’s friends around the world.
View ArticleThe Taliban Have ‘Infiltrated’ U.N. Deliveries of Aid
An as-yet-unpublished U.S. government report highlights the importance of aid diversion to Taliban finances.
View ArticleThe Taliban Aren’t Equipped for Climate Adaptation
Sanctions stand in the way of environmental aid, leaving Afghans high and dry after disasters such as flash floods.
View ArticleThe Water Wars Are Coming to Central Asia
Things have been bad for decades, but the Taliban threaten to make them worse.
View ArticlePakistan Suicide Bombing Pits the Taliban Against the Islamic State
It’s becoming harder to pinpoint who is the enemy as extremism rises across multiple fronts.
View Article‘The Taliban Turned All My Ambitions Into Dust’
Two years after the fall of Kabul, the Taliban continue to raise hell. Here are the tales of the people who have been through it.
View ArticleHow the World Can Help Afghan Women Now
Formal recognition of the Taliban is not the answer.
View ArticleThe Taliban Have a New Drug of Choice
After cornering the market on heroin, they’ve pivoted to a quicker and more profitable alternative.
View ArticleAfter Hamas Attacks, Terror Threats Are on the Rise
Terror groups compete for funds and thrive on attention. That makes the world a much more dangerous place after Oct. 7.
View ArticleWhy Pakistan Is Pushing Out Refugees
As relations between Islamabad and the Taliban have soured, ordinary Afghans have become political pawns.
View ArticleThe Taliban’s Enemies Can’t Agree on Anything
A summit of opposition leaders was meant to produce a plan to fix Afghanistan’s trajectory. It generated more infighting and factionalism.
View Article5 News Stories That Made a Splash
From the war in Ukraine to Sudan’s implosion, FP’s reporters were on the case.
View ArticleHow an Afghan Drug Kingpin Became Beijing’s Man in Kabul
Bashir Noorzai was once serving a life sentence in the United States. Now he’s the key conduit for growing ties between China and the Taliban.
View ArticleThe Taliban Want a Piece of Pakistan
Afghanistan’s government doesn’t recognize a 130-year-old border—and its local affiliates are causing havoc in the Pakistani borderlands.
View ArticleTensions Escalate on Pakistan-Afghanistan Border
Islamabad ordered cross-border strikes after a militant attack, dialing up pressure.
View ArticleAl Qaeda Is Back—and Thriving—in Afghanistan
The architects of 9/11 are profiting from gold and gem mines in the Taliban-led country.
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