“It’s a long plan, but if we play our cards right it will lead to the ‘Muppet Christmas Carol’ movie, and it will all be worth it.” ...

The new law, passed by parliament's lower house, the State Duma, paved the way for Moscow to normalise ties with the Afghan Taliban and potentially with the new leadership of Syria. It outlines a ...

For the Taliban, this moment is bittersweet. While the collapse of a rival regime offers a symbolic victory, the rise of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) poses a direct ideological and strategic challenge.

The Taliban operated openly, running a social experiment unlike anything in the country. Tens — then hundreds — of thousands of people flocked here to escape the war and grow poppy ...

Reuters File Russia’s parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that could pave the way for Moscow to lift its designation of the Taliban as a banned “terrorist” organisation. Moscow has courted relations ...

Living in constant fear of kidnap. Making up stories at Taliban checkpoints. Being separated from his family to be questioned. These are experiences that Parwiz Bakhtari, an Afghan man who is ...

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Law enables suspension of bans on groups labelled as terrorists Passage marks step towards recognising Afghan Taliban government Chechen leader says ban on Syria's HTS should also be lifted Dec 17 ...

The Taliban’s minister of refugees, Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, was killed along with four others in a suicide attack in Kabul on Wednesday. The deceased minister was a senior leader within the ...

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