The Taliban shot Malala Yousafzai because she was an outspoken advocate for girls’ education in Pakistan, which the Taliban had banned in the Swat Valley. They viewed her activism as a threat to ...

Kabul (AFP) – Since trading the battlefield for Afghanistan's halls of power, some Taliban members have also swapped their weapons for pens to tell their version of the 20-year conflict with ...

No international government has formally recognised the Taliban administration, but China, India, and the United Arab Emirates are among the nations that have officially accepted its ambassadors ...

who worked closely with Americans will face if they return to Taliban rule and will be subject to persecution or even worse.” As for American tourists, it may be best to stick with the State ...

The fear, veterans and other advocates say, is that anyone who returns to Afghanistan will almost certainly face reprisal by the Taliban, the extremist militant group that in 2021 overran the U.S ...

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TERRIFYING bodycam footage has captured the moment a driver pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots at cops at point-blank range after ranting about the Taliban. The fatal shootout occurred when ...

External affaris minister S Jaishankar NEW DELHI: In the first political contact between India and the Taliban, external affairs minister S Jaishankar spoke to the acting Afghan foreign minister ...

Editorial cartoonists leapt upon the revelation that former President Joe Biden has advanced prostate cancer, followed by publication of a new book revealing the extent of White House efforts to ...