Afghan Taliban
Afghan Taliban News
Afghan Taliban raid in Kabul kills 3 Islamic State members
The regional affiliate of the Islamic State group has been the key rival of the Taliban since their takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021. The militant group has increased its attacks, targeting both Taliban patrols and members of Afghanistan’s Shiite minority.
Afghanistan: OIC to send Islamic scholars to Kabul, will discuss women’s rights with Taliban
OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha told the media that the OIC will continue to raise the issue of right to education and work for Afghan females with the Taliban. The team of Islamic scholars being sent to Afghanistan by the OIC will hold a dialogue with the Taliban rulers of Kabul
UN Security Council asks for advice on dealing with Afghan Taliban
The Taliban administration, which seized power in August 2021 as U.S.-led forces withdrew from Afghanistan after 20 years of war, says it respects women's rights in accordance with its strict interpretation of Islamic law.
WATCH: Hapless kids are going without food day after day, while Taliban rule by the dint of gun
In a viral video from Afghanistan, a young boy, accompanied by his sister, can be seen in tears as he says they have been starving for days. He stated that he is the bread earner of his family who have been without food
Afghanistan: Top Islamic State leaders killed in Kabul, says Taliban
This was announced by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, which claimed that its forces killed two top Islamic State (ISIS) commanders during a raid in Kabul a few days ago
Afghanistan: Taliban shuts down shops for accepting Pakistani rupees
Officials of the committee for Afghani Promotion said that the usage of foreign currency has been banned in this province and will deal legally with violators
Pakistan threatens Afghanistan with war even as Taliban refuses to act against TTP bases
The Afghan Taliban told the Pakistani delegation that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) – also known as the Pakistani Taliban - has no presence in Afghanistan. The Afghan Taliban also claimed that all members of the TTP leadership had relocated to Pakistan after the Taliban captured Kabul
Afghan Taliban wants Pakistan to bear the cost of disarming TTP militants: Report
The Afghan Taliban has said it is willing to disarm and relocate the outlawed TTP militants and their families across the border but wants Islamabad to bear the cost of the proposed rehabilitation,
Taliban gives major relief to Pakistan, promises action against TTP bases in Afghanistan
The Pakistan government informed in a statement that a delegation led by Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif had discussed the threat posed by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Islamic State (ISIS-K) during their dialogue with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers in Kabul
Taliban starves Pakistan, forces food items to rot at Afghanistan border
Taliban authorities in Afghanistan had on Sunday closed Torkham crossing. Officials from both sides are trying to find a solution soon
Time for India to keep an eye on Kabul as all’s not well in Afghanistan and Taliban-Pakistan ties
It would be prudent for India to pursue its traditional policy of building contacts with all segments of Afghan society and polity and of undertaking a liberal visa policy while naturally taking Indian security interests into account
WATCH: Pakistan Army, Afghan Taliban exchange gunfire at Torkham border crossing
Pakistan has demanded that the Afghan Taliban must stop offering sanctuary in Afghanistan to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) – or the Pakistani Taliban - and prevent cross-border attacks from across the Durand Line
Afghanistan: Several killed as Taliban raids Islamic State hideout in Kabul
The affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) group in Afghanistan - which is known as the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) - is one of the main surviving rivals of the Afghan Taliban
In Myanmar, fight between rebels and military heralds drone wars in the East
The civil war in Myanmar after the 1 February 2021 military takeover is not only become “curiouser and curiouser”, but of late a “tale of drone wars”
Afghanistan: Mehbooba Siraj, women's rights activist who braved Taliban threats, nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Despite threats from the Taliban, 75-year-old Siraj continued to advocate for the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taliban 'desperate' for resumption of flights to India
The Afghan Taliban’s hopes of resumption of flights between India and Afghanistan gained a fresh lease of life after flights resumed between Kandahar and Dubai
Afghanistan: Single Afghan women, widows battle starvation under Taliban's Sharia regime
Since the Taliban gained control of the country, Afghanistan has been on the brink of universal hardship. As many as 97% of people are now estimated to be living in poverty, up from 72% in 2018
Pakistan to approach Taliban chief Akhundzada, will beg Afghanistan to help control TTP
Pakistan has sought Afghan Taliban chief Haibuttallah Akhundzada’s help to rein in the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) – also known as the Pakistani Taliban – which has carried out a wave of attacks against the security forces in the country, including the recent suicide blast in a Peshawar mosque
Afghanistan: Taliban detain, thrash teacher for supporting women's education
Ismail Mashal had caused a storm by tearing his degree certificates to shreds on TV in December, protesting the edict by the Afghan Taliban ending women's higher education in Afghanistan
Global Watch | Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan: Why India should be concerned about Pak-nurtured snakes
It is important to note that the long-term threat of TTP is not only limited to Pakistan. TTP also has Chechen, Arab and Uzbek terrorists