List of Afghanistan articles
![Afghan refugees carry their belongings after being deported back from Iran at the Islam Qala Border between Afghanistan and Iran, in the western Herat province, on May 30.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Afghan-refugees-Iran-GettyImages-2154706359.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Afghan Asylum Seekers Face Hostility in Iran
As the country heads to a presidential run-off election, its largest immigrant population has featured prominently in the debate.
![Sudanese refugees and South Sudanese returnees who have fled from the war in Sudan arrive at a transit camp in Renk on Feb. 14.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2016309945.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
How to Solve the World’s Refugee Crisis
UNHCR’s Filippo Grandi on Sudan, Gaza, Ukraine, and more.
![U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the situation in Kabul, Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House on August 26, 2021 in Washington.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1336558174.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
The Original Sin of Biden’s Foreign Policy
All of the administration’s diplomatic weaknesses were already visible in the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
![Law enforcement officers are seen deployed outside the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following the shooting incident in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, on March 22.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/moscow-iskp-crocus-attack-GettyImages-2097708666.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
The Moscow Attack Showed Terrorism Is Asia’s Problem Now
Increased geopolitical rivalry is allowing extremist groups to thrive—and threaten everyone.
![Afghans watch television coverage announcing the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden at an electronics store in Kabul.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Afghanistan-Al-Qaeda-GettyImages-113398984.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Al Qaeda Is Back—and Thriving—in Afghanistan
The architects of 9/11 are profiting from gold and gem mines in the Taliban-led country.
![Afghan and Pakistani border security personnel stand guard at the Torkham border crossing between the two countries.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Pakistan-AFG-Border-GettyImages-1926763482.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
The Taliban Want a Piece of Pakistan
Afghanistan’s government doesn’t recognize a 130-year-old border—and its local affiliates are causing havoc in the Pakistani borderlands.
![A man wearing a striped turban and tunic is flanked by other men in similar garb or in camouflage uniforms. A chandelier and curtains of a hotel are seen behind them.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bashar_noorzai-Afghanistan-China-AP22262344378554.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
How an Afghan Drug Kingpin Became Beijing’s Man in Kabul
Bashir Noorzai was once serving a life sentence in the United States. Now he’s the key conduit for growing ties between China and the Taliban.
![A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin on a tombstone.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1-Vladimir-Putin-Russia-Ukraine-Tombstone-Donetsk-2023-GettyImages-1246955500.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
5 News Stories That Made a Splash
From the war in Ukraine to Sudan’s implosion, FP’s reporters were on the case.
![Taliban supporters parade through the streets of Kabul.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Taliban-Afghanistan-GettyImages-1601157856.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
The Taliban’s Enemies Can’t Agree on Anything
A summit of opposition leaders was meant to produce a plan to fix Afghanistan’s trajectory. It generated more infighting and factionalism.
![A woman holds a cross as she prays at Independence Square in Kyiv on Feb. 24, 2022.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Women-Religion-GettyImages-1238719933.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
How Women Are Reconciling Feminism With Faith
From Mormonism to Islam, reformers around the world are making their religions less politically conservative.
![Four men with rifles sit on the ground against a wall painted with Arabic script.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/taliban-security-parade-anniversary-takeover-us-embassy-GettyImages-1601643780.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
The ICC Should Prosecute Taliban Leaders
Since returning to power, the Taliban have committed crimes of concern to humanity.
![A teenage Afghan girl stands in front of a blue midday sky while laden with the belongings that she carries. The collection of plastic jugs, bags, and other containers almost entirely obscures the girl, with only her head visible, tilted as she stares at the camera from between two containers.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/afghan-refugees-pakistan-GettyImages-1763977694.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Why Pakistan Is Pushing Out Refugees
As relations between Islamabad and the Taliban have soured, ordinary Afghans have become political pawns.
![A police officer wearing a uniform and hat is seen from behind as he stands guard outside the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels. A police vehicle with headlights on is in front of him and lights and the roof of the soccer stadium are seen in the distance.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/terrorism-hamas-europe-five-eyes-GettyImages-1728313360.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
After Hamas Attacks, Terror Threats Are on the Rise
Terror groups compete for funds and thrive on attention. That makes the world a much more dangerous place after Oct. 7.
![A man is seen in profile standing several yards away from a prison.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/syria-isis-islamic-state-sdf-kurds-prison-hasakah-GettyImages-1237977638.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
The Biden Administration Is Dangerously Downplaying the Global Terrorism Threat
Today, there are more terror groups in existence, in more countries around the world, and with more territory under their control than ever before.
![A plane full of British citizens and other personnel are evacuated from Kabul by the British Armed Forces on Aug. 21, 2021.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/afghanistan-withdrawal-evacuation-GettyImages-1234796750.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
America’s Afghan Allies Are Still Desperate for Help
Tens of thousands of Afghans are stuck in immigration limbo—or still hiding under Taliban rule.