The fall of Afghanistan’s horse power is a lesson to today’s petrostates: Power based on a strategic commodity is fleeting
Not so long ago, Afghanistan was the Saudi Arabia of horses. But technological change led to its rapid decline.
Blast in Afghanistan Kills a Taliban Leader, Khalil Haqqani
The government accused the Islamic State of being behind the attack, which struck at the heart of the Taliban’s power ...
Blinken faces Republican critics of Afghanistan withdrawal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as an ending of the country's longest ...
Blinken faces GOP critics in Congress who say Afghanistan withdrawal ‘lit the world on fire’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to face questions for the last time ...
UN urges Taliban to embrace human rights obligations for Afghanistan’s protection and prosperity
The U.N. mission in Afghanistan wants the country's Taliban rulers to embrace global human rights obligations for the ...
Suicide Bomb in Afghanistan Kills Taliban Minister Wanted by the U.S.
The Taliban accuse Islamic State of killing Khalil Haqqani in a suicide bombing.
Protests erupt as House Republicans grill Blinken on 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
The House Foreign Affairs Committee heard testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday as he defended the Biden ...
Russia takes step towards recognising Afghanistan's Taliban government
Russia moved a step closer towards recognising the Taliban government of Afghanistan on Tuesday as parliament voted in favour ...
Blinken defends Afghanistan withdrawal at contentious House hearing
The secretary of state's testimony comes months after Republicans issued a scathing report on the Biden administration's ...
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After emigrating from Afghanistan, a young wrestler feels at home on the mat
He says he doesn’t need much to feel refreshed. The junior hasn’t had much time to rest since moving from Afghanistan 11 ...
Explosion in Afghanistan kills Taliban regime's minister for refugees Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani
Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, a minister in Afghanistan's de-facto Taliban government and a member of a notorious family, was among those killed in an explosion in Kabul.
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WATCH: House Foreign Affairs Committee holds hearing on Afghanistan withdrawal with Blinken
Under fire from congressional Republicans about one of the darkest moments of Joe Biden’s presidency, Secretary of State ...