Russia said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to ...

Afghanistan’s isolation on the international stage, largely because of the Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls, has ...

Russia's decision to formally recognise the Taliban government has been seen as an opening for a stronger economy by some ...

Afghanistan is building a 285-kilometre waterway at an accelerated pace to irrigate its drought-ridden northern regions.

Against a backdrop of ongoing international isolation, Afghanistan is quietly emerging as an unlikely destination for ...

Before a ceasefire was struck last week in their 12-day war, Iran and Israel traded strikes, which the U.S. joined with an ...

For 12 days, Tehran fell dark and silent, except for the sound of explosions. In their houses and apartments, Iranians tried ...

In Afghanistan, the rapid turnover of ambassadors and generals, along with the deployment of a new division every year or two, was the antithesis of building a learning organization.

Russia is the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan since the group seized power in 2021, ...

JAMES JEFFREY served as a Foreign Service Officer in seven U.S. administrations, including, during the first Trump ...

As President Donald Trump floats "regime change" in Tehran, previous U.S. attempts to remake the Middle East by force in ...