In a new investigation based on reporting with Der Spiegel, The Insider has revealed details of alleged collaboration between Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU, and the Taliban. According …
Afghanistan faces a complex set of challenges in 2025 — here’s what you need to know
Challenges for Afghanistan in 2025 include continuing human rights violations, economic instability and food insecurity; climate-related natural disasters; and regional political dynamics. Despite …
U.K. Special Forces Allowed to ‘Get Away With Murder’ in Afghanistan, Inquiry Told
Evidence released by an official inquiry into alleged war crimes painted a disturbing picture of an elite fighting force with a culture of impunity.
Is the US Funding the Taliban? What Records Show
Humanitarian aid groups operating in Afghanistan have been subjected to taxes and fees since the group’s return to power in 2021.
Indian and Afghan officials meet again despite lack of formal diplomatic ties
A top Indian foreign ministry official has met with Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister as the countries without formal diplomatic ties met for the second time in two months on practical matters.
Lawyers for security consultant say CNN report on Afghan evacuations destroyed his career
A Florida court is hearing Zachary Young’s defamation case over a 2021 story on the high price of getting out of Afghanistan following the U.S. withdrawal.
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalate amid border clashes
Pakistan carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan, which Islamabad blames for harboring extremists who have been waging an insurgency in Pakistan.
Pak Taliban says will hit Pakistan Army where it hurts: Its business empire
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has threatened to target the Pakistani military’s commercial interests, naming specific businesses, in response to last month’s air strikes in Afghanistan …
CNN heads to court for high-stakes defamation trial about Afghanistan segment
U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young alleges that CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan on the “black market” in 2021.
‘Blaming neighbours for its own internal failures’: India slams Pakistan airstrikes on Afghan citizens
In a statement, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on January 6 “unequivocally” condemned Pakistani out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan last week, which resulted in 46 deaths, …