Taliban hard-liners, who came to power last August, have turned back the clock in Afghanistan to their harsh rule from 1996 until December 2001 when they were ousted from power by US.
Siddiqui, 38, was on assignment in Afghanistan last year when he died. The award-winning journalist was killed while covering clashes between Afghan troops and...
The decree, which calls for women to only show their eyes and recommends they wear the head-to-toe burqa, evoked similar restrictions on women during the...
The source of the blasts was not immediately clear and the spokesman provided no further details. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. Taliban...
A Taliban official says a bombing at a mosque and religious school in northern Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 33 people, including students of a...
Now as the American and NATO forces are out of Afghanistan and the Taliban grip control over the country, who are to be held accountable for the deadly attacks...
Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted news of the devastating bombing in the town of Imam Saheb, in Kunduz Province, saying it also wounded another 43 people, many of...
There have been consistent attacks on the Pakistan security forces in the past few days along Pak-Afghan border.
The Taliban are now conducting sweeping house to house operations in Kabul, in the name of tightening security in the capital city.
Poppies are the main source of income for millions of small farmers and day laborers who can earn upwards of USD 300 a month harvesting them and extracting the...
A spokesman for the Taliban's Kabul police, Khalid Zadran, said the explosion was caused by a hand grenade thrown by a would-be thief who wanted to rob the...
“In simple terms, the humanitarian program that we are appealing for is to save lives.” Less than a year after Taliban fighters toppled its...
The surprising decision, confirmed by a Taliban official, is bound to disrupt efforts by the Taliban to win recognition from potential international donors...
The repressive edicts have banned girls from going to school beyond the sixth grade while women are barred from boarding planes if they travel unaccompanied by...
Afghanistan: Taliban rulers are pinning their hopes on China to turn that rich vein into revenue to salvage the cash-starved country amid crippling...
Afghanistan: Dozens of women who arrived at Kabul's international airport Friday to board domestic and international flights were told by Taliban they couldn't...
Foreign ministers of Albania, Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Kosovo, Malawi, Mongolia, New Zealand, Sweden, Tonga and...
The Pakistani Taliban are known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and they are a separate group from the Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan.
China has not shown any inclination to recognize the Taliban government but has avoided criticizing the new rulers despite their repressive rules directed...
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers unexpectedly decided against reopening schools Wednesday to girls above the sixth grade.
Taliban-appointed deputy minister of culture and information, Zabihullah Mujahid made the announcement who previously said they were detained because they...
Ukraine Crisis: Top US commander Lt. Gen. Erik Kurilla has said if Russian invades Ukraine, it could create broader instability in the Middle East, including...
Public universities were opened after a long time in selective provinces in Afghanistan after the Taliban's announcement on Wednesday. With an...
Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said: ‘India has a historical and civilizational relationship with Afghanistan. As a contiguous...
International aid organizations are scrambling to save millions of Afghanis as the cold weather has left them freezing, without food. A World Food Programme...