The Taliban’s anti-Persian stance is rooted in their educational and cultural background, but also reflects a longstanding desire by successive Afghan governments to displace the Persian language.

A new morality law is full of restrictions. No neckties for men. Photos cannot be reproduced. The harshest rules are for women — who are singing out on social media to protest the ban on singing.

The Taliban have banned windows that look onto areas where Afghan women could be seen inside their homes. "Seeing women working in kitchens, in courtyards or collecting water from wells can lead ...

The Taliban's supreme leader said Sunday there is "no need" for Western laws in Afghanistan, noting that democracy is dead as long as sharia laws are in place. Hibatullah Akhundzada was speaking ...

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, acting deputy prime minister of the Afghan Taliban’s caretaker government, center, and other Taliban officials attend a ceremony marking the 9th anniversary of the ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking arrest warrants for Taliban leaders for alleged gender-based crimes, as the group continues to crack down on women’s rights in Afghanistan.

The Taliban says its initial task is to pave a 30-mile stretch of dirt road just west of the Chinese border, though 200 more ...

Cross-border traffic has fallen since the Taliban takeover in 2021, but dozens of Afghans still enter Uzbekistan daily, and cargo movement at the border crossing is visibly dynamic. “We see ...

The Taliban have banned windows in residential buildings to stop women from being seen while they are at home in Afghanistan.

George Glezmann received a warm welcome as he arrived in the U.S. after more than two years in Taliban captivity in a release that was secured by U.S. and Qatari officials.

The Associated Press. 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 ...

The Taliban celebrated the third anniversary of their return to power at a former U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, but there was no mention of the country’s hardships or promises of ...