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
‘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
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
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
Afghan saffron boss says Taliban will not silence her
Herat – An Afghan business leader who employs hundreds of women on her saffron fields has vowed to speak... Read more
27 Sep, 2021
Barbers suffer under Taliban rule as Afghans shun fashion
Herat – Quiffs, mohawks, and crew cuts were hairstyles Nader Shah was accustomed to styling for image-conscious young men... Read more
21 Sep, 2021
