Taliban regime

Despite the promised amnesty, Taliban commanders are executing and forcibly "disappearing" soldiers, policemen, and intelligence officials of the previous regime, says Human Rights Watch.

Shiite Hazaras turning to Taliban for protection indicates how terrified the community is of the Islamic State group, which they say aims to exterminate them.

One is a rebel and the other a bureaucrat. Both are serving the Afghan people but in different ways.

Eleven of the victims were members of the Afghan national security forces and two were civilians, among them a 17-year-old girl.

Shutting down its educational and capacity building work among Afghans is simply not an option.

Dhaka’s criteria for according diplomatic recognition, which drew on its historical experiences, seem poised now to expand.