Afghanistan

  • Dec 27, 2019
  • 7 min read

Afghan election uncertainty will persist

Despite preliminary results showing the incumbent as winner, a clear outcome is a long way off

Afghanistan
  • Dec 23, 2019
  • 2 min read

Afghan president’s marginal win perpetuates divisions

The incumbent president seems to have won re-election, but only just -- and the result may change

Afghanistan
  • Dec 20, 2019
  • 7 min read

Battered Afghan Islamic State will struggle to regroup

Islamic State's 'Khorasan province' stronghold has been overrun, and the Taliban say the victory is theirs

Afghanistan
  • Dec 6, 2019
  • 2 min read

US peace effort resumes amid Afghan electoral chaos

Western officials are pressing Afghan politicians to avoid letting electoral disputes lead to fragmentation

Afghanistan
  • Nov 29, 2019
  • 2 min read

US and Taliban peace talks to restart over Afghanistan

US and Taliban peace talks are set to resume after President Trump visited Afghanistan yesterday

Afghanistan
  • Nov 20, 2019
  • 2 min read

Islamic State suffers Afghan reverse but not defeat

Kabul is claiming a major, if still incomplete, victory over the seemingly immovable Islamic State (IS) guerrilla force

Afghanistan
  • Nov 11, 2019
  • 7 min read

Afghan Taliban's commitment to al-Qaida may be fading

The Taliban's pledge to expel their old ally creates new uncertainty that is likely to undermine the relationship

Afghanistan
  • Nov 6, 2019
  • 2 min read

Afghan Islamic State incursion would alarm Tajikistan

The government says a group of 20 men killed or captured in a firefight were Islamic State members from Afghanistan

Tajikistan