ISIL claims attack targeting journalists in Afghanistan | Taliban News
Armed group says attack in Mazar-i-Sharif was carried out with a parcel bomb. The ISIL (ISIS) armed group has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack…
Taliban governor of Afghanistan province killed in suicide attack | Taliban News
Mohammad Dawood Muzammil’s killing comes a day after he met top government officials visiting from capital Kabul. A suicide attack in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province…
Yulduz and Fariba Hashimi: Escaping the Taliban, chasing a dream
Yulduz Hashimi (left), Fariba Hashimi (centre) and fellow Afghan Zehra Rezayee on the podium after the Women's Road Championships of Afghanistan 2022It's a scorching hot…
Afghanistan universities reopen but women still barred by Taliban | Women’s Rights News
The university ban is one of several restrictions imposed on women since the Taliban stormed back to power in 2021. Male students have trickled back…
How an Afghan girls’ school principal fled the Taliban | Refugees
Listen to this story: On a cold November day, Aqila Tavakali and her 14-year-old son brace themselves against an icy wind as they walk the…
Will China’s latest investment in Afghanistan actually work? | Business and Economy
The Taliban-run Afghanistan saw its first significant foreign investment last month when a Chinese firm signed a 25-year-long, multimillion-dollar contract to extract oil. Experts are…
‘Books they love’: A Kabul graveyard library for two schoolgirls | Women
Listen to this story: Kabul, Afghanistan – One morning in early October last year, 16-year-old cousins Marzia and Hajar Mohammadi were laid to rest next…
Report says donors ‘turning away’ from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan | Taliban News
A new report by Crisis Group warns against international donors cutting aid to Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban’s curbs on women’s education and…
Pakistan’s defence and spy chiefs discuss security with Taliban | Taliban News
Islamabad, Pakistan – A senior Pakistani delegation has visited Afghanistan’s capital for talks with Taliban officials, days after the closure of their busiest border crossing…
Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan, Pakistan closed | Taliban News
The closing of the Torkham border crossing comes after relations between Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban and Pakistan deteriorated. Torkham, the main border crossing between Afghanistan and…
Afghanistan’s women: Life under Taliban restrictions | Women’s Rights
From: UpFront‘Everybody is trying to grasp something that gives them hope, and that hope is getting eliminated on a daily basis.’ When the Taliban retook…
Taliban detains professor who protested ban on women’s education | News
The Taliban confirms the detention of Ismail Mashal, who tore up his degrees on live TV to protest against the ban on women’s education. Afghanistan’s…
What is behind the rising violent attacks in Pakistan? | Pakistan Taliban News
Pakistan has been reeling from a deadly suicide bombing at a mosque located inside a high-security police compound in the northwestern city of Peshawar amid…
How much of a security threat is the Pakistani Taliban? | News
From: Inside StoryArmed group blamed for killing dozens of people in an attack on a mosque in Peshawar. Pakistan is mourning at least 100 people…
Taliban working on guidelines for women NGO workers: UN says | Taliban News
The United Nations aid chief has said the humanitarian community was speaking with Taliban officials to try and gain further exemptions and written guidelines to…
Afghanistan women’s cricketers resettled in Australia feeling unsupported by international cricket bosses
Afghanistan's contracted women cricketers have thanked Australia – the government and its people – for providing them with a future they never thought they would…