Pakistan has been the Afghan Taliban's closest friend for decades. It was Islamabad that helped give birth to the Taliban in the early 1990s - as a way to give Pakistan "strategic depth" in its rivalry with India.

Pakistan's president says that Afghanistan's Taliban government has 'crossed a red line' with drone attacks that wounded several people a day earlier.

Tensions between nuclear-armed Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban regime sharply escalated in late February, further heightening regional instability and raising concerns about the risk of a prolonged conflict.

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has rejected U.S. allegations that it detains foreigners to obtain leverage over other countries.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 41-year-old Afghan father of six living in North Texas died Saturday, less than a day after he was taken into immigration custody. Mohammed Nazeer Paktiawal was detained outside his ...

The documentary from Shakiba Adil and Elina Hirvonen, premiering at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, features clandestinely shot mobile phone footage and shows "the power of art to keep hope and humanism alive.

Multiple explosions shook Kabul and nearby areas on Monday night as tensions with Pakistan escalated, with residents reporting fighter jets flying at low altitudes over parts of western Kabul.

Ongoing clashes between Taliban forces and the Pakistani military have resulted in civilian casualties, prompting a UN resolution urging counter-terrorism efforts. Accusations of harboring militants exacerbate tensions.