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By any immediate metric, the outcome of the recent U.S.–Iran confrontation may appear ambiguous. There was no formal surrender, no occupation, no televised collapse of the regime. That superficial reading is precisely what obscures the…

Geneva/Washington – Planned high-stakes negotiations between the United States and Iran, scheduled to take place in Switzerland this weekend, have been abruptly postponed, casting fresh uncertainty over the durability of a fragile ceasefire…

Kabul, Afghanistan – The Taliban-led Ministry of Defense in Kabul announced on Thursday that its forces carried out overnight airstrikes against what it described as ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) affiliated facilities inside Pakistani territory.…

Overview of Proposed Legislation A proposed US defense spending bill for fiscal year 2027 includes provisions that could prevent the transfer of former Afghan allies from Qatar to Afghanistan or other countries deemed unsafe from a…

A rights organization has reported the execution of an Afghan national in southeastern Iran, underscoring persistent concerns over the treatment of Afghan detainees amid a sharp increase in deportations and prisoner transfers. The human…

CENTCOM confirms the end of maritime restrictions, but warns that US warships will remain on station to monitor compliance. WASHINGTON / TEHRAN – The United States military officially lifted its naval blockade of Iranian ports on Thursday,…

The European Union has reaffirmed that only an inclusive, Afghan-led and Afghan-owned political process can deliver lasting peace and stability, while simultaneously warning that ongoing systematic human rights abuses particularly against…

At least 485 Afghan refugees many of whom had been incarcerated for prolonged periods were released from detention facilities across Pakistan and officially returned to Afghanistan this week, according to the country’s Ministry of Refugees…

Geneva Peace Talks Set to Begin Initial talks between the United States and Iran are planned at the Bürgenstock mountaintop resort in Switzerland on Friday, following the signing of a ceasefire agreement between Tehran and Washington, the…

US President Donald Trump has indicated that Washington may attempt to recover military equipment abandoned in Afghanistan during the chaotic 2021 withdrawal, a move he described as largely symbolic but still worth pursuing. Speaking to…