Taliban

Afghanistan plunges into total telecom blackout as Taliban cut internet

The Taliban have enforced a nationwide telecommunications blackout, following weeks of cutting off fibre-optic internet connections in an effort to curb what they describe as immorality

Who is Amir Amiry, the American freed by the Taliban?

After months of secret negotiations, the Taliban has released US citizen Amir Amiry, who had been held in Afghanistan since December 2024. His release, brokered by Qatar, comes amid growing tensions between Washington and Kabul and marks the fifth American freed this year

After Trump’s Bagram threat, Taliban ‘fully prepare for war’ with an ‘enemy’ warning to Pakistan: Report

The Taliban, in an exclusive revelation to News18, has vowed to prepare for renewed war if the United States attempts to retake Bagram air base, warning that any cooperation by Pakistan with Washington would make Islamabad an enemy of Kabul

Is Trump prepping for a fight with Taliban or just signalling China?

Trump’s push to reclaim Afghanistan’s Bagram air base has drawn a firm rejection from the Taliban, raising questions over whether his real target is Kabul or Beijing

'We do not fear any bully': Taliban rejects Trump’s demand to return Bagram Air Base, warns of 'strongest response'

The Taliban has rejected US President Donald Trump’s demand to return Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, saying a deal is “not possible” and warning that any hostile action would face the “strongest” response.

'Bad things are going to happen': Trump demands return of Afghanistan's Bagram Airbase

US President Donald Trump issued a warning to Afghanistan after he said on Saturday that if the Taliban does not give back control of the Bagram Airbase to the United States, 'bad things' will happen

Why does Trump want to retake control of Afghanistan’s Bagram air base?

President Donald Trump says the US is 'trying to get back' Bagram air base in Afghanistan, abandoned during the 2021 withdrawal and now controlled by the Taliban. He argues the base is critical due to its location near China’s nuclear facilities, but experts warn reclaiming it would require massive resources

Taliban ban books written by women in universities as it overhaul education system

Around 140 books authored by women, including titles like "Safety in the Chemical Laboratory", are among the 680 other texts that have been found to be of "concern" due to "anti-Sharia and Taliban policies"

Why does Taliban minister need UN approval to visit India?

Afghanistan’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi was set to make a landmark trip to India — the first since the Taliban’s 2021 takeover. But his visit was postponed due to a UN travel ban. Here’s why the waiver was denied, Pakistan’s role, and what it means for India-Afghanistan relations going forward

Symbols of resistance: How Afghan women are reclaiming their identity through football in defiance of the Taliban regime

A new chapter is being written in Afghan women's football thousands of kilometres away from Kabul with a group of refugees reclaiming their identity through sport in a FIFA ID camp in England.