Anas Haqqani

Biden says chaos from Afghanistan withdrawal 'inevitable'

The US president said that some soldiers could remain past the August 31 deadline to ensure all Americans get out.

How an Australian held hostage by the Taliban converted to Islam

Timothy Weeks now supports dialogue with the militant group as a way to end the years-long Afghan conflict.

Here’s how US-Taliban peace talks can succeed

A hasty peace deal that undermined the Afghan government and rewarded the Taliban's arrogant zero-sum game was always doomed for failure. All that can be changed moving forward.

Taliban free US and Australian hostage as part of prisoner swap deal

The exchange for one American and one Australian imprisoned by the militant group was announced by the Afghan government on November 12 but was delayed when the commanders did not land in Qatar earlier.

Taliban seeks leader's release as Turkey hosts talks on Afghanistan

Taliban demands release of and names Anas Haqqani as member of team holding direct talks with US, as Russian and US envoys to Afghanistan plan to discuss Afghanistan situation in Ankara later this month.