Afghanistan

Four months after the U.S.-Taliban deal, the militant group is growing—and growing bolder, while its al Qaeda ties remain.

Despite rising violence, some of Afghanistan’s most vital workers are fighting stigma to deliver health care to the country’s mothers.

The Trump administration’s crusade against the International Criminal Court is misguided and will harm long-term U.S. interests.

Putin is replicating his success in Syria in a new theater of conflict—and part of his plan is to hurt American interests once again.

With Afghanistan again facing a political crisis, Mohammed Najibullah’s tarnished memory is being rehabilitated by some. But the crimes of the last Soviet-supported president, who was killed by the Taliban, are hardly forgotten.

If the leaked U.S. intelligence reporting is verified, Republicans in Congress say President Trump needs to take swift action to hold Russia accountable.

Lawmakers want answers from the nation’s top spy about the impact of a hasty U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

A new executive order would impose sanctions and travel restrictions on staff of the International Criminal Court.

The Afghan government fears that internal clashes within the militant group will leave it without a reliable peace partner.

After a bloody Ramadan, the Afghan government and the Taliban called for a three-day truce that mostly continues. But Islamic State terrorists are already conducting more massacres. 

“Nearly all the Taliban leadership in Doha has the bug,” a senior Afghan official said.

The coronavirus has swept through the top ranks, leaving Mullah Omar’s son tenuously in charge.