After marathon talks, many questions about Afghanistan’s future remain unanswered.

The Taliban will be talking with opposition politicians and tribal elders – but not representatives of the government in Kabul.

The U.S. president might find it interesting to learn just what India has done for Afghanistan.

Realities are changing in Afghanistan, and New Delhi must be nimble.

Kunduz, Lashkar Gah, and now Ghazni. Which Afghan city will be next?

A senior U.S. State Department official visited Doha to seek out talks with the Taliban.

The conditions are ripening for talks between the Afghan government, the Taliban, and the United States to begin.

Identity politics in Kabul undermines U.S. objectives in Afghanistan.

Counterterrorism is in and nation-building is out, but the United States still has no way out of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan’s failure to bring reform to its security apparatus is long overdue for a fix.

A revealing interview with Putin's top envoy in Afghanistan suggests continued rapprochement with the Taliban.

The Diplomat speaks to a Kunduz government official about the Taliban's takeover of the city.

The Afghan government has a unique opening with Omar's death. It shouldn't squander it.

During and after the First Anglo-Afghan War, the British embarked on a hybrid form of colonialism, it didn't work.

With the U.S. refocusing its role in Afghanistan, China and Pakistan are leading the push for talks with the Taliban.