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PARACHINAR, Pakistan -- Thousands of men dance to the beat of drums as a Pashtun community in northwestern Pakistan celebrates the arrival of the new year and spring. They say that Norouz, the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. For decades Afghan refugees have been sneaking into Iranian territory ...

The Taliban have placed a "Greater Afghanistan" map, depicting parts of Pakistan as Afghan territory, on Pashto poet ...

Since 2021, the Taliban has encouraged madrasa schools, raising concerns about religious indoctrination and the spread of ...

During an online meeting organised by the Afghan United Front, prominent political and human rights activists from the Pashtun, Baloch, Sindhi, and Kashmiri communities reaffirmed their commitment to ...

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — The leaders of one of the largest Pashtun tribes in a Taliban stronghold agreed to support the American-backed government, battle insurgents and burn down the home of any ...

(The Conversation) — Close to a hundred Afghan Shiite Muslims were killed in attacks on mosques in October 2021. One such attack took place on Oct. 15, when a group of suicide bombers detonated ...

Afghanistan and Pakistan must pursue credible security cooperation to overcome the current cycles of cross-border violence.

A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday. A version of this ...

There are several issues with enumerating Afghanistan’s population, starting with the fact that there hasn’t been an actual census in over four decades. How many people live in Afghanistan? It turns ...

Abdulkader Sinno does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...