Close to a hundred Afghan Shiite Muslims were killed in attacks on mosques in October 2021. One such attack took place on Oct. 15, when a group of suicide bombers detonated explosives at a mosque in ...

Zhwandoon TV is one of the few independent media outlets still operating under Taliban rule in Afghanistan. The private Pashto-language station has been forced to comply with severe restrictions ...

When the front line around Mazar-i-Sharif burst under relentless U.S. bombing, the retreating Taliban fighters knew there was only one option: to run fast and far. Retreating into Mazar-i-Sharif’s ...

Afghanistan has two nationally recognized official languages: Pashto and Dari Persian. Dari Persian is the most common language, with 78% of people in Afghanistan able to speak the language. Pashto is ...

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — The leaders of one of the largest Pashtun tribes in a Taliban stronghold agreed to support the American-backed government, battle insurgents and burn down the home of any ...

Factional rivalries, tribal loyalties, authoritarian rule and hardline policies are testing Afghan regime cohesion ...

PARACHINAR, Pakistan -- Thousands of men dance to the beat of drums as a Pashtun community in northwestern Pakistan celebrates the arrival of the new year and spring. They say that Norouz, the ...

We need to recognize that the single most important factor in Taliban victory was their own commitment, courage and sheer grit. Nevertheless without Pakistan’s shelter and support they might not be ...

(The Conversation) — Close to a hundred Afghan Shiite Muslims were killed in attacks on mosques in October 2021. One such attack took place on Oct. 15, when a group of suicide bombers detonated ...