One year has passed since the Taliban entered Kabul and took power in the country amid chaos caused by US troops' withdrawal. Life has fundamentally changed since then for most Afghans. Compared with more than 20 years ago when it first took power, the Taliban government is now...More

As Taliban take steps to stabilize the situation and pursue international recognition, Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and private firms are employing different investment strategies in the war-torn country, with the former exercising extreme caution in carrying out new projects and the latter eager to tap into a market...More

The US is confronted with a historic defeat in Afghanistan at the hands of the Taliban. America's longest war, which began in 2001, is ending in complete humiliation. The Taliban has captured the countryside, every major city and now Kabul has effectively fallen. This is Saigon in 1975...More

The Afghan Taliban have successfully returned to Kabul and are ready to set up a new government while the hasty US retreat, which had caused deaths to locals, makes the end of the 20-year-long war look increasingly embarrassing to the US. The UN Security Council held an emergency...More

US President Joe Biden has ordered B-52 bombers and Specter gunships to target Taliban positions in Afghanistan. The Taliban are advancing toward key cities, according to Kabul-based Tolo News on Saturday. This embodies the US' deep concern about the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan. Washington is worried that...More

There are increasing concerns that Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is facing a resurgence of terrorism infiltrating through the Wakhan corridor, on the Afghanistan border, after the Taliban swept through northeastern Badakhshan province and is drawing closer to the border with China's Xinjiang. However, Chinese observers believe...More