For much of the modern era, Central Asia – including Afghanistan and China’s western Xinjiang province – has been treated as a geopolitical periphery. Long viewed as an isolated buffer zone shaped by ...

A special panel’s investigation of the chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is nearly complete, with the Pentagon saying a final report is expected in the coming months. The Afghanistan ...

World Bank & Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund (ARTF) Support for the People of Afghanistan Since August 2021, the World Bank has provided more than $1.7 billion in support to the Afghan people – ...

As US President Donald Trump says the war in Iran could be over "very soon" and Pakistani mediators in Tehran meet with officials, another nearby conflict has been drawing Beijing's attention. Since ...

A U.S. aid worker said that the Afghans, who were evacuated to Qatar, would face a choice between moving to the Democratic Republic of Congo and living under the Taliban. By Megha Rajagopalan Eileen ...

The Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) region is facing conflict, exacting a serious human and economic toll and heightening geopolitical uncertainty. Disruptions to key ...