A top Taliban official said on Saturday that all Afghans who fled the country after the collapse of the former Western-backed government are free to return home, promising they would not be harmed ...

An American woman who has been held by the Taliban in Afghanistan has been freed, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad said Saturday. “American citizen Faye Hall, just ...

On 1 March 2025, after his first Cabinet meeting, U.S. President Donald Trump said the Taliban should return the equipment the U.S. abandoned in Afghanistan as it withdrew in August 2021. In ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released by the Taliban in a deal with the Trump ...

American George Glezmann released by Taliban 2 years after arrest in Afghanistan Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Thursday that American national George Glezmann was on his way back to the ...

The Taliban’s unrecognized status provides Pakistan with additional leverage over Afghanistan. However, Pakistan may consider unilateral recognition if the Taliban make the desired concessions.

The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan is operating training camps in four Afghan provinces, while Jamaat Ansarullah is operating camps in two more. Both groups continue to receive support from the ...

The Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the ...

Pakistani air strikes again targeted alleged hideouts of the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group inside Afghanistan. The strikes have rekindled tensions between erstwhile allies ...

The Taliban commemorated the third anniversary of the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan by parading through a former U.S. air base with American weapons and vehicles.

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers bar girls over 12 from receiving a formal education, but some brave young women refuse to accept the draconian edict.

The Taliban faces major hurdles in gaining international legitimacy. But the militants appear to be making headway in its strategy to gain recognition from countries in the region.