Can the Panjshiris BATTLE the Taliban?

The Taliban is highly pragmatic and would regard it wasteful to resume military offensive to capture Panjshir.The Taliban's preference, historically, has been to keep the military option as the......

Meet Ghani Baradar, Taliban's public face and Mullah Omar's brother-in-law

Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban leader freed from a Pakistani jail on the request of the US less than three years ago, has emerged as an "undisputed victor" of the 20-year war in Afghanistan,......

Countries where Islamic State is still a major threat

Driven from its self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State is down but not out. Where once they confronted armies, the extremist Islamist group's adherents have now staged hit-and-run......

Taliban attacks don't deter Afghan election

The election seem to have been conducted without any major security lapses.However, in the coming weeks, the military situation in Kandahar could tilt in the Taliban's favour, notes Aveek Sen.......