Afghanistan News News Afghanistan » Government: $1 trillion Afghan mineral wealth: Is Taliban offering access to American investors? What's the deal behind it?
Five years after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, Kabul is seeking closer US ties by offering American investors access to its mineral wealth, while seeking sanctions relief and the release of ...
News Afghanistan » Government: Afghanistan issued more than 203,000 visas to foreign nationals over past year
Afghanistan issued more than 203,000 visas to foreign nationals over the past year as the Taliban administration sought to expand diplomatic and economic engagement with neighboring states and major ...
News Afghanistan » Government: Afghan government staff told to abandon smartphones or face prison sentence
Government workers in different parts of Afghanistan have started switching off their smartphones, following an order imposed on Wednesday that reportedly came from the country’s Supreme Leader ...
News Afghanistan » Government: Afghanistan's Taliban government rejects US allegation that it engages in 'hostage diplomacy'
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's Taliban ...
News Afghanistan » Government: Nargis Nehan: ‘We All Share Responsibility’ for Failure in Afghanistan
On Aug. 15, it will have been four years since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan, taking over the presidential palace in Kabul and sparking an exodus of foreigners and Afghans linked to the ...
News Afghanistan » Government: 9/11 anniversary: democracy was not doomed to fail in Afghanistan – the US did not live up to its promises
After the signing of the Munich agreement in 1938 that allowed Nazi Germany to annex part of Czechoslovakia, Winston Churchill spoke of the fate of that country in a powerful speech in the House of ...
News Afghanistan » Government: Why I’m Pessimistic About the New Afghanistan Government
Today marks the inauguration of Afghanistan’s new president, Ashraf Ghani. The ceremony follows weeks of delay because of allegations of fraud and impropriety levelled by his opponent Abdullah ...
News Afghanistan » Government: What to Know About the Afghan Peace Negotiations
The Center for Preventive Action has compiled an accessible overview of the Afghan peace negotiations, including the U.S.-Taliban agreement, the U.S.-Afghan government joint declaration, and the ...
News Afghanistan » Government: Pakistan’s attacks on Afghanistan are about more than the TTP
Since October 2025, Pakistan has carried out multiple air strikes in Afghanistan, causing large-scale civilian casualties and destruction. The deadliest came on March 16, 2026, when a drug ...
News Afghanistan » Government: Afghanistan's Taliban Government Rejects US Allegation That It Engages in 'Hostage Diplomacy'
Afghanistan's Taliban Government Rejects US Allegation That It Engages in 'Hostage Diplomacy' KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Tuesday rejected U.S. allegations that it ...