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At least two journalists working for Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews have been detained in Kabul in recent days, raising fresh concerns over press freedom and the safety of media workers under Taliban rule. According to sources Mansoor Niazi,…

Most modern conflicts can be understood through economic interests and geopolitical theory. One classic framework divides the world into the "Heartland" (resource-rich, landlocked Russia and Central Asia) and the "Rimland" (coastal regions…

At least 15 Pakistani security personnel were killed and several others wounded after a suicide car bombing and coordinated gun assault targeted a police checkpoint in Pakistan’s northwestern Bannu district late Saturday, officials said.…

A new report by the Afghanistan Media Support Organization (AMSO) has documented severe human rights violations against Afghan refugees and migrants in Pakistan, including arbitrary arrests, physical mistreatment, extortion, and the growing…

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accused Pakistan of exerting military and economic pressure on Afghanistan in an apparent effort to force recognition of the disputed Durand Line as the official international border between the two…

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan – At least two people, including a child, have been killed during tensions and protests linked to a poppy eradication campaign in northeastern Badakhshan province, local officials confirmed Saturday. The violence…

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – Hundreds of Afghan migrants in Tajikistan are living in fear and uncertainty after a murder investigation triggered a wave of arrests and reported deportations, raising alarms among refugee advocates and human rights…

Remote-controlled weapons have been used on battlefields for decades, but artificial intelligence is now on the cusp of making independent lethal decisions without direct human input. In a scene reminiscent of a computer war game, three…

After years of relentless drought that left vast stretches of Iraq’s historic marshes cracked, barren, and empty, rising water levels are now breathing new life into these ancient wetlands. The return of water is drawing buffalo herders,…

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin used the nation’s most hallowed patriotic holiday on Saturday to frame his war in Ukraine as a righteous battle against an “aggressive force” backed by the full might of NATO, while presiding over…