Afghanistan

One year on from the defeat of the Islamic State, the new U.S. Congress should draw on lessons learned from efforts to counter violent extremism.

The United States should remember Islamist militants are playing the long game.

America’s top general admits the war is at an impasse.

Washington's hard line gives Tehran every reason to fund the Taliban.

New Delhi is funding an ambitious dam near Kabul that could reduce water flow to its rival downstream. The project might spark the world’s next conflict.

Persecution in Xinjiang is pushing Uighurs over the border.

Flawed and messy as it was, the vote was still good for democracy.

The killing of a strongman police chief creates a dangerous power vacuum.

Washington should hand over U.S. military and political roles to other countries, including China.

Legally, the U.S. has to use troops there to fight the Islamic State. But the White House wants them to deter Iran.

On the podcast: American journalist Ashley Jackson wanted to learn more about Taliban leaders. So she donned a burqa and knocked on their doors.

If Trump’s advisors are all off giving irrelevant speeches on old preoccupations, who is minding the president?

The militants’ new strategy is to out-govern the U.S.-backed administration in Kabul—and it’s working.

In a Kabul clinic, staff struggle to help teenagers drafted by the Taliban.

Catch up on everything you need to know about the forever war in Afghanistan, the legacy of Sen. John McCain, North Korea’s reaction to Trump’s latest tweet, and more.

The Pentagon says the United States is winning the war, but after 17 years, there’s still no end in sight.

How changing military strategy may have led to misconduct.

As an athlete, Khan was universally loved. As a politician, he's deeply polarizing.

Catch up on everything you need to know about the false reports that Trump is about to order a strike against Iran, North Korea returning Korean War dead, and the Secretary of Defense’s response to reports the Pentagon is denying media access.

Hundreds of thousands of Uighur have been detained without trial in China's western region of Xinjiang.