Afghanistan women risk Taliban wrath over hair trade
Kabul – Until Taliban authorities took power in Afghanistan, women like Fatima were able to freely sell their hair... Read more
25 Mar
New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
Mazar-i-Sharif – Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that... Read more
19 Mar
Taliban mark turbulent first year in power
Kabul – The Taliban marked the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan with a national holiday... Read more
15 Aug, 2022
‘Stop interfering in Afghanistan’, says Taliban leader in rare appearance
Kabul – The Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada called on Friday for the world to stop telling them... Read more
2 Jul, 2022
Taliban order Afghan girls’ schools shut hours after reopening
Kabul – The Taliban ordered secondary girls’ schools in Afghanistan to shut on Wednesday just hours after they reopened, an... Read more
23 Mar, 2022
Pakistani Taliban kill policeman a day after calling off truce
Peshawar – A Pakistani policeman was shot dead and another officer was hurt while guarding a polio vaccination team on... Read more
11 Dec, 2021
Taliban urges US to release frozen funds in Doha talks
Doha – The Taliban renewed its call for the United States to release billions of dollars in frozen funds after... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
Three dead as ‘Taliban’ attack Afghan wedding over music
Kabul – Gunmen presenting themselves as Taliban attacked a wedding in eastern Afghanistan to stop music being played and... Read more
30 Oct, 2021
Taliban kill three ‘ISIS kidnappers’ in shootout
Herat – Taliban forces fought a three-hour gun battle with a group of alleged Islamic State kidnappers on Sunday, killing... Read more
25 Oct, 2021
Some girls return to school as Taliban seeks to manage image
Kabul – Girls have returned to some secondary schools in a northern province of Afghanistan, Taliban officials and teachers said... Read more
5 Oct, 2021
