A video linked to the Taliban uses dark humour and surreal imagery to rebrand Afghanistan as a tourist destination.

Three people are seen with bags over their heads. "We have one message for America," one of the five armed men says., World ...

In Afghanistan’s war-torn countryside, America’s exit means one thing: Peace Nasratullah Raihan, left, talks to passersby near the village of Kulangar, Afghanistan.

A bizarre promotional video is circulating on Taliban-affiliated social media, urging American travelers to visit Afghanistan ...

It still amazes me how the snow has changed the vast patches of beige to glorious visions of white. The terrain of Afghanistan is part of what has made it a rugged country difficult to tame. The ...

As NATO troops prepare to leave Afghanistan in 2014, donor countries must rethink their aid to that war-torn country. Edward Girardet, who has reported on Afghanistan for more than 30 years ...

Americans have been invited to visit Afghanistan as tourists in a promotional video shared on Taliban-linked social media ...

In Afghanistan’s war-torn countryside, America’s exit means one thing: Peace Afghanistan’s rural areas bore the brunt of the last 20 years of war. The Taliban’s takeover has brought calm.

Since the Taliban takeover, much of Afghanistan’s countryside has seen a big drop in violence after 20 years of fighting. “It has been a long time now since a bullet hit our homes.” ...

The rapid withdrawal by the United States from Afghanistan nearly two years ago was unquestionably bungled, as a recent scathing review shows. It was nevertheless the right strategic decision, as ...

In the countryside, the endless killing of civilians turned women against the occupiers who claimed to be helping them.

Afghanistan marks the 15th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the country on 15 February. Among the legacies of the Soviet invasion, and the factional conflicts that followed the ...