A bombing that killed seven people and injured a dozen more at a noodle restaurant in a busy area of Kabul is likely to heighten China’s growing security concerns in Afghanistan.

By Bruce Pannier When they returned to power in August 2021, the Taliban promised that no group would use Afghan soil to plot or carry out an attack on any of Afghanistan’s neighbours. Yet several attacks experienced in southern Tajikistan in recent months,

As Afghanistan enters 2026, deep fractures inside the Taliban leadership threaten the regime's grip on power in part due to Supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada's isolationist rule.

A BBC investigation reveals how attitudes to women, the internet and religion are dividing the group at the very top.

A powerful blast ripped through Kabul’s upscale Shahr-e-Naw district, shattering the Taliban’s claims of control. Smoke billowed over hotels and cafes as panic swept the streets. Hospitals reported rising casualties,

More than 1,000 Afghans who were promised entry to Germany following the Taliban's return to power in Kabul have been refused permission to resettle. Citing figures from a parliamentary inquiry, the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung newspaper reported on Tuesday that almost half of the 2,

In Afghanistan, Taliban regime is exploiting its own people to sustain the illegal rule through extortion, seizure of property and looting of natural resources. According to the Afghan newspaper Hasht-e Subh, Taliban have intensified their seizure of gold mines in the northeastern provinces of Afghanistan.

Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which has banned music. A new policy of deportations by Pakistan threatens this community of exiles.

Chinese investments in mining, oil and infrastructure provide quick cash and come without human rights conditions, a combination that strengthens Akhundzada’s grip on power.

The first Taliban -appointed diplomat to be posted to India since the group’s return to power has arrived in Delhi to take charge of the Afghanistan embassy in the national capital. Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor, a senior member of the Taliban, has assumed the role of Charge d’Affaires at the Afghan mission in Delhi, according to reports.

The anti-people policies of the Afghan Taliban regime have pushed Afghanistan into a humanitarian catastrophe. Under the Afghan Taliban regime, women’s rights are being violated, youth unemployment is widespread, and mothers are left helpless due to poverty.

Militant group Isis-K claimed responsibility for the attack in the Afghan capital, says it has placed Chinese nationals on its target list.