(AP Photo) The Taliban leader said Sunday there was no need for Western laws in Afghanistan and that democracy was dead as ...

So, when she received a text message from a friend and fellow journalist in November 2024, telling her the Taliban ... 400 books deemed "against Afghanistan's national interest and Islamic values." ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN)-- The Taliban in Pakistan have issued a direct challenge to the legitimacy of the Pakistani government, by declaring the country's entire legal system "un-Islamic." ...

Taliban rules obligate women ... burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women. Since their return to power in 2021, the Taliban have imposed an ultra-strict ...

We will create our own laws," Akhundzada said, speaking in Pashto, while emphasizing the importance of Islamic laws. The Taliban's interpretation of sharia has led to bans on Afghan women and ...