Afghanistan suffers climate disasters, no seat at U.N. COP
For the third consecutive year, Afghanistan has been excluded from UN climate talks amid the country’s escalating…
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Taliban bans Afghan beauty salons
Taliban authorities banned all beauty salons in Afghanistan on Tuesday after the expiration of a one-month period…
Jennifer Lawrence’s documentary Bread and Roses premieres at Cannes
The Afghan Bread and Roses documentary, about the daily lives of three women under the Taliban’s rule, directed by…
UN: women in Afghanistan are alive but not living
Women in Afghanistan told the UN rights experts that they are alive but not living, according to UN's statement…
Taliban reaching other countries after U.S. deal on Afghanistan
The Taliban’s political chief has met with senior diplomats from countries including Russia, Indonesia and Norway,…
Afghan Taliban send team to Russia after U.S. talks collapse
The Taliban have sent a delegation to Russia to discuss prospects for a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan…
Afghan government urges Taliban to stop violence, hold direct talks
President Ashraf Ghani’s office on Sunday said real peace in Afghanistan was only possible when the Taliban stopped…
U.S., Taliban near deal as fighting intensifies in north Afghanistan
U.S. and Taliban negotiators are close to a deal that would open the way for peace in Afghanistan, a top U.S.…
Taliban say near agreement on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Taliban said they were close to an agreement with U.S. officials on a deal that would see U.S. forces withdraw…
Taliban suicide car bomber kills at least 24 in Kabul
A Taliban suicide attacker detonated on Monday a car bomb in the western part of Kabul, killing at least 24 people…
Taliban claim Kabul truck bomb blast
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a truck bomb attack on a military and logistics services compound, mainly…
Al-Qaeda’s Zawahri pledges allegiance to new Taliban leader
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, in an online audio message, pledged allegiance to the new head of the Afghan…
Afghanistan’s intelligence agency confirms Taliban leader killed in airstrike
Afghanistan's spy agency has confirmed that Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has been killed, after the US…
‘Several’ killed, 200 wounded by blast in Afghan capital: health ministry
At least "several" people have been killed and more than 200 wounded in a suicide bombing and attack by gunmen,…
Google play removes Taliban-developed app
Alemarah, an app for Android phones created by Islamist fundamentalist group the Taliban, has been removed from…
Pakistanis hunt militants behind blast that killed at least 70
Pakistani authorities hunted on Monday for breakaway Taliban militants who once declared loyalty to Islamic State…
Senior Afghan Taliban member dies in Pakistan
A senior Afghan Taliban member has died in Pakistan after an illness, militant sources said Tuesday, potentially…
Taliban releases audio message to show leader alive
The Taliban released an audio message on Saturday it said was from its leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour to counter…
Obama apologizes to MSF after bombing
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday apologized to Medecins Sans Frontieres for the deadly bombing of its…
MSF denies Taliban was firing from Afghan hospital hit by air strike
Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres denied that Taliban fighters were firing from its hospital at Afghan and…
Bombings, Assaults kill at least 42 in Afghan Capital
A wave of attacks on Afghan police, army and NATO installations in Kabul killed at least 42 people and wounded…
Taliban power Transition raises Hopes for Afghan Peace Talks
The Afghan Taliban named Mullah Akhtar Mansour as their new chief Friday, a historic power transition that raises…
Air strike kills Islamic State commander in Afghanistan
A senior Islamic State commander has been killed by an air strike in eastern Afghanistan, intelligence officials…
Afghan Forces recapture Key District from Taliban
Afghan government forces regained control of a key district near the northern city of Kunduz on Tuesday, after…
Taliban attack Afghan Parliament, seize Second District in North
A Taliban suicide bomber and gunmen attacked the Afghan parliament on Monday, shattering windows, wounding at least…
Afghanistan forces launches a major offensive against Taliban forces
The Afghan government has launched a major offensive against Taliban forces near the north-eastern provincial…
Taliban launch Spring Offensive with Rocket Attack on US Base
Taliban insurgents shot rockets onto a US base outside Kabul and targeted Afghan government buildings in a…
Taliban attack Afghan Checkpoint, Killing 9 Guards
The Taliban stormed a police checkpoint in a northwestern province in Afghanistan and killed nine border guards,…
U.S. Drone Strike Kills 11 Pakistani Taliban In Afghanistan, Sources Say
A U.S. drone strike killed 11 Pakistani Taliban militants in northeastern Afghanistan, including six or seven…
Drone Strike In Afghanistan Kills Four Pakistani Taliban: Official
A U.S. drone strike in eastern Afghanistan killed four Pakistani Taliban members and seven other insurgents, a…
Taliban Shoot Dead Supreme Court Official In Afghan Capital
Taliban insurgents gunned down a top official of Afghanistan's Supreme Court as he left his home in Kabul on…
Taliban Bombs Hit Afghan Army Vehicles, Killing At Least Seven
Two Taliban suicide bombers carried out separate attacks on Afghan army vehicles in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at…
Taliban Attack NATO Supplies In Afghan East, Destroy Dozens Of Trucks
Four Taliban militants struck a NATO post in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Thursday, destroying…
Drone Strikes Kill 10 In Pakistan After Taliban Airport Attack
Ten militants were killed in this year's first two drone strikes in Pakistan, officials said on Thursday, six…
Pakistani Taliban Attack Airport In Karachi, 26 Dead
Militants stormed Pakistan's biggest airport on Sunday and at least 26 people were killed in a night-long battle at…
Americans Split On Prisoner Swap Of Taliban For U.S. Soldier
Americans are deeply divided over whether the Obama administration did the right thing by swapping five Taliban…
Taliban Attack Election Commission HQ In Kabul Ahead Of Vote
Taliban insurgents attacked the Independent Election Commission headquarters in Kabul on Saturday, staff and police…
Second Taliban Bomb Attack Kills 10 Near Pakistan Army HQ
A Taliban suicide bomber killed 10 people in a crowded market near the Pakistani army headquarters on Monday, a day…
IMF, U.N. Officials among 21 Killed in Kabul Suicide Attack
A Taliban suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a restaurant popular with foreigners in the Afghan capital, killing up…
Afghan Taliban Claim Attack On NATO Convoy In Kabula
The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on a military convoy belonging to the NATO-led ISAF…