The Taliban marked five years in power on Saturday, seeking to portray their government as in control even as aid and rights
August 15, 2026
The United Nations appealed to donors on Friday not to cut funding for women's programs in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, saying this would add to suffering in a
August 15, 2026
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are marking five years since regaining power
August 14, 2026
Human Rights Watch called for the release of two UN staffers and six NGO workers in Afghanistan following a string of Taliban detentions in recent
August 13, 2026
The Taliban have barred an estimated 2.4 million Afghan girls from secondary education since they regained power in Afghanistan in 2021, the United Nations Educational,
August 11, 2026
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July 03, 2026
Afghanistan's Taliban government has ordered a nationwide ban on civil servants' smartphone use, a military court order showed, prompting warnings
June 25, 2026
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June 23, 2026
A Taliban delegation has met in Brussels with European Union staff for closed-door talks focusing on deportations, according to a Taliban official
June 23, 2026
The United Nations Security Council on Monday voted to extend the mandate of the U.N.
June 15, 2026
Pakistan has launched new airstrikes on Afghanistan, ending a month of calm and escalating what Islamabad previously called “open war” between the neighbors
June 10, 2026
A former Taliban commander has been sentenced in New York to 42 years in prison for crimes including the 2008 kidnapping of a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
June 10, 2026
Afghan security officials dispersed a women's rights protest in the western province of Herat on Tuesday that started after Taliban morality police
June 09, 2026
Fatima Yousufi and Mona Amini escaped the Taliban and found refuge in Australia with dreams of playing international soccer
June 02, 2026
Saleha Bibi, 40, was one of hundreds of Afghan refugees waiting at the Pakistani border on Thursday to be repatriated to Afghanistan - a
April 30, 2026
Afghanistan is at risk of losing more than 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 if the Taliban-led country's restrictions on girls' education and
April 28, 2026
Afghanistan’s foreign ministry says Afghans who helped the U.S. war effort and are stuck in Qatar can safely return home
April 25, 2026
Afghanistan and Pakistan have opened a new round of talks in China to end the deadliest fighting between two Muslim
April 01, 2026
Afghanistan and Pakistan made "useful" progress in talks in China to resolve the conflict that broke out between the South Asian neighbours last
April 07, 2026
Pakistan confirms it is holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China
April 02, 2026
Pakistan’s president says Afghanistan’s Taliban government has crossed a red line by launching drones into Pakistan, and Pakistan has reportedly answered with airstrikes
March 14, 2026
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan’s military of targeting homes in airstrikes in Kabul and Kandahar Province
March 13, 2026
Trump administration designates Afghanistan as state sponsor of wrongful detention
March 10, 2026
The State Department has designated Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention as the U_S_ ambassador to the United Nations separately called out the country for engaging in what he said was “hostage diplomacy.”
March 10, 2026
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