Afghanistan occupies a central position in Tehran’s changing playbook, as the country is both a risk and a buffer for Iran. The recent cross-border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan have once ...

TEHRAN, Iran -- Afghanistan's neighbors met in Iran and agreed to deepen regional coordination to address political, economic and security challenges, as well as calling for sanctions on Afghanistan ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. Afghanistan and Pakistan reached a cease-fire agreement on Sunday that ended more than a week of fighting between the two countries, following talks ...

TEHRAN, Iran(AP) — Afghanistan's neighbors met in Iran and agreed to deepen regional coordination to address political, economic and security challenges, as well as calling for sanctions on ...

It’s possible Iran has used foreign groups to suppress protesters. Because they are foreigners, they have no allegiance to average Iranians and likely don’t mind harming them.

KABUL — After decades hosting Afghans fleeing crises at home, Pakistan and Iran have ramped up deportations and forced millions back across the border to a country struggling to provide for them.

The decision to arm Tajikistan’s border troops comes after months of cross-border attacks, but the CSTO’s track record gives ...

Afghanistan has plunged deeper into a crisis marked by levels of child hunger unseen in 25 years and the closure of almost 450 health centers.