The US's former envoy to Kabul said that Ms Hall is now in the care of Qatari officials and would "soon be heading home".

The United States has removed millions of dollars in bounties from three senior members of the Haqqani network, including ...

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

Journalists, and journalism, are increasingly a casualty of war,” said Stephanie Savell, director of the Costs of War project ...

The present-day political dispensation in the IEA runs along Qandahar (I prefer Qandahar to Kandahar) – Paktia fault lines. Qandahar, or the Greater Qandahar, is where the Taliban Tehreek (movement) ...

The Taliban have released a US woman from captivity after guards ... for some of the most deadly attacks during the war in Afghanistan. Ms Entwistle says Ms Hall's release contradicted 'eight ...

The Taliban leader says there is no need for Western laws in Afghanistan and that democracy was dead as long as sharia laws ...

The first time he flew his cargo plane through the clouds over his hometown of Kabul, Tauheed Khan swelled with pride. “I flew over my childhood home,” he told CNN, on a quiet spring morning ...

An image of Hall sat alongside Qatari officials was shared on Saturday by Zalmay Khalilzad, the US’ former ambassador to Afghanistan. “American citizen Faye Hall, just released by the Taliban ...

The Taliban have freed a US citizen detained in Afghanistan for more than two years following direct talks between United ...