A Taliban fighter stands guard near the Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque as people attend the Eid al-Adha prayer in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) A Taliban fighter ...

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A top Taliban official said on Saturday (JUne 7, 2025) that all Afghans who fled the country after the collapse of the former Western-backed government are free to return home, promising they ...

Taliban Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund made the amnesty offer in his message for the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, also known as the “Feast of Sacrifice.” The offer comes days after U ...

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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 ...

The Taliban‘s Prime Minister, Mohammad Hassan Akhund, vowed on Saturday that any Afghans who fled the country after the collapse of the Western-backed government are welcome to return without ...

The top Taliban leader on Saturday slammed President Donald Trump’s travel ban on Afghans, calling the United States an oppressor, as Afghanistan’s rulers seek greater engagement with the ...

Early in the morning, there were some open-air prayer grounds across the capital. Taliban police patrolled the streets and stood guard near prayer sites as crowds moved through the city.