World 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
Home 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
World 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
World ‘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
Education 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
World 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
World 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
World 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
World 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
World 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