Tajikistan’s government has remained antagonistic towards Taliban rule in Afghanistan ever since the militant group first appeared some 30 years ago. And in word and deed, Tajik President Emomali ...

GHAZNI, AFGHANISTAN -- The Afghans call it "tribalism," as if it is somewhat noble in its purpose; as if it's akin to "patriotism" on a smaller scale. Certainly it sounds better than calling it what ...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Growing violence in the southern province of Kandahar ahead of Afghanistan's presidential election next week highlights a rift between Pashtun tribes that could tip ...

Thousands of former members of the Afghan security forces and their families remain stranded in Afghanistan, where many live in hiding. Despite the Taliban announcing a blanket amnesty when it seized ...

DUSHANBE -- An ominous message was sent to Afghan refugees in Tajikistan this week, warning members of the some 10,000-strong community that they risk being forcibly sent back to face the persecution ...

The U.N.'s top Afghanistan envoy said Thursday he can't provide a time frame for finding a political solution that will yield a future government for the war-ravaged country. "I think we will go as ...

At the beginning of May, a prominent critic of Emomali Rahmon’s government in Tajikistan, Sharofiddin Gadoev, gave an interview to the Afghan television channel TOLOnews tearing into the 72-year-old ...

When the front line around Mazar-i-Sharif burst under relentless U.S. bombing, the retreating Taliban fighters knew there was only one option: to run fast and far. Retreating into Mazar-i-Sharif’s ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Delphine Marie – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 15 December 2000 UNHCR ...

Tajikistan may not recognize the Taliban government of neighboring Afghanistan, but the two countries are starting to cooperate better on trading electricity. On February 1, Energy and Water Resources ...