Taliban

The Taliban didn’t have to take over. But Washington made sure they would.

But without unity, arms, or a safe haven, it’s an uphill fight against the Islamists in Kabul.

Hunger and poverty stalk the nation, but the Islamists want to disappear women from public life.

The Taliban’s jihadi friends are back to threaten global security.

But internal divisions and the Taliban get a vote, too.

Amid Taliban crackdowns, the country continues to be locked out of billions of dollars in crucial international funds, with little resolution in sight.

Afghanistan’s new government is imposing discriminatory restrictions on the health care system.

“People don’t trust us yet, but we’re working on it,” one Taliban commander said.

This is a chance to display democratic values—and establish a better order.

The Taliban are pressuring exiled diplomats in an attempt to take back Afghanistan’s embassies.

The group is normalizing death and despair in the Islamic Emirate.

The Haqqani network has long been the most lethal and vicious element of the Taliban.

The jihadi group’s continued rise has left the United States with only bad options.

A Taliban letter to the secretary-general sets the stage for a diplomatic showdown.

The unspoken pact between Washington and anti-Islamic State jihadi groups is a short-sighted move that will reward extremists.

This week’s U.N. General Assembly provides an opportunity to assist the minorities, activists, women, and girls still in Afghanistan.

Islamist groups are hoping that a turn to local jihad will win them international legitimacy.

They share economic and geopolitical interests in Afghanistan, but counterterrorism could be a wrench.