KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Afghanistan’s Taliban said on Monday that Pakistan carried out two air strikes on its territory, killing five women and three children, and it fired heavy weapons at Pakistani forces …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration is “obligated” to consider religious values and will not allow interference in internal affairs, it has told the United Nations …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. rights chief accused Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban on Tuesday of a “shocking level of oppression” of women and girls and said human rights in the country …
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Taliban Killed, Tortured And Imprisoned Hundreds Of Afghans Who Sided With US, Report Finds Micaela Burrow on August 22, 2023 The Taliban has killed hundreds of Afghan former military, security …
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By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S.-funded assessment of Afghanistan’s central bank found that it lacks independence from the Taliban administration and adequate safeguards against money laundering and terrorism …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. officials will meet Taliban representatives and “technocratic professionals” from Afghan ministries in Doha this week, the State Department said on Wednesday, adding they will …
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Judge Overturns Court Martial For Soldier Who Deserted And Was Captured, Tortured By Taliban Micaela Burrow on July 26, 2023 A federal judge on Tuesday overturned the desertion conviction of …
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KABUL (Reuters) – The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, a major humanitarian organisation, has paused some of its operations, it said on Wednesday, after a Taliban order halting Swedish activities in …
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Washington, D.C. – Nasrat Ahmad Yar, a former Afghan interpreter for U.S. Army Special Forces, was tragically shot and killed while working as a Lyft driver in Washington, D.C. The …
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Former US Army Interpreter Fled The Taliban Only To Be Gunned Down Working As Lyft Driver In DC Ireland Walker on July 7, 2023 A former Afghan interpreter for U.S. …
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‘We Have Lost Track’: Taliban Handing Out ‘Visas And Passports’ To Terrorists Who Can End Up At Border, GOP Rep Says Harold Hutchison on May 15, 2023 Republican Rep. Michael …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Friday it will continue to keep Afghan staff working from home after the Taliban administration began enforcing a …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The U.N. Security Council unanimously condemned on Thursday a Taliban administration ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and called …
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ISIS Mastermind Behind Kabul Airport Bombing Killed By Taliban Jason Piccolo on April 25, 2023 The Taliban has killed the Islamic State leader responsible for killing 13 U.S. servicemembers and …
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By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) – Defence has received the largest share of funds in Afghanistan’s budget as the Taliban government aims to boost forces by a third and …
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By Michelle Nichols and Charlotte Greenfield UNITED NATIONS/KABUL (Reuters) -U.N. chief Antonio Guterres condemned on Wednesday a ban by Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Afghan women working for the United Nations, …
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KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban administration will move ahead with plans to turn former foreign military bases into special economic zones for businesses, the acting deputy prime minister for economic …
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KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban administration will send around $165,000 in aid to Turkey and Syria to help the response to a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck this week, …
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KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education ordered private universities in Afghanistan not to allow female students to sit university entrance exams next month, underscoring its policy to …
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China Strikes A Deal To Get Oil From The Taliban Jack McEvoy on January 6, 2023 A subsidiary of a Chinese state-run energy firm signed a deal Thursday to extract …
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KABUL (Reuters) -A senior U.N. official has urged Afghanistan’s Taliban administration to reverse a ban on female humanitarian workers that charities fear will worsen winter hardships. The administration on Saturday …
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Congress Spars Over Bill Giving Afghans Who Fled The Taliban A Path To Permanent Residence Micaela Burrow on December 21, 2022 Legislation to help Afghans who fled Kabul become permanent …
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Taliban Bars Afghan Women From Higher Education Alexa Schwerha on December 20, 2022 The Taliban government announced Tuesday that it would bar women from attending university classes, Reuters reported. Afghan …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – An exemption to allow the United Nations and aid groups to deal with sanctioned Taliban leaders to meet the humanitarian and basic human …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly on Friday approved postponing – for the second time – a decision on whether the Afghan Taliban administration …