A senior Taliban minister, who publicly condemned the group’s ban on education of girls and women, has reportedly fled ...

At that time, in a sign the country was preparing for more overseas visitors, the Serena reopened its women’s spa and salon for foreign females after a monthslong closure, only to shut them again ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. Retired Canadian soldier David Lavery, who made it his life’s work to help allies in Afghanistan escape Taliban rule only to be detained by that country’s ...

Thousands of Afghan wartime allies have completed years of security vetting and final medical checks, but their travel is now ...

Merely days later, Afghan Taliban retaliated, saying they targeted “several points” in Pakistan. Lodhi pointed to Sadiq’s reappointment as special representative as a sign of efforts to ...

A Taliban administration spokesman in the southern city of Kandahar where Haibatullah is based did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Stanekzai's remarks. Sign up here.

The Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021 following ... accusing them of the persecution of women and girls. Sign up here. Kanishka Singh is a breaking news reporter for Reuters in Washington ...

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With the ban on TikTok just days away, some legislators and many TikTok users have pushed for Congress to change its mind.

“It is a mirage, but it’s also insane,” Koh said in an interview with POLITICO Magazine.