Karzai’s influence is not just historical; it lies in his ability to mediate Afghanistan’s current power struggles.

The Taliban leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, declared on Sunday that Western laws are irrelevant in Afghanistan and that ...

said Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, spokesman for the ministry. The nation engaged in the exchange of commercial goods via air corridors with various countries, including Austria, Jordan ...

However, the lack of their countries’ membership in the Rome Statute has prevented their arrest so far. Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, also faces a similar arrest warrant. An ...

Editor's note: This is one of four explainers about international law. The series includes an overview, as well as separate pieces about genocide and war crimes. The International Criminal Court ...

He seemed to be referring to an edict - passed by Afghan Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada - declaring cross-border attacks, including those on Pakistan, “haram”. After this, he said ...

In over three years of Taliban rule, the group’s leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has issued nearly 90 decrees restricting women’s rights and freedoms. These orders have had a profound impact on women’s ...

Abdul Qahar Ghorbandi, head of Afghanistan’s Taxpayers Services Directorate, has the hard job of raising money in an impoverished country hobbled by international sanctions. By David Zucchino ...

Reportedly, the Peshwara Taliban faction, which primarily includes Haqqanis, once known as the veritable arm of ISI, is at loggerheads with the Kandahar Taliban faction led by the Emir Haibatullah ...

It has been over six weeks since the three senior Taliban ministers left Afghanistan separately amid escalating tensions with Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. While Baradar has ...