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TALIBAN RULE ANNIVERSARY
Taliban leader warns God will severely punish Afghans who are ungrateful for Islamic ruleTaliban marks four years in power in Afghanistan. The leader Akhundzada warns of punishment for ingratitude towards Islamic rule. He instru...
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers score diplomatic wins, consolidate powerThree years into its rule of Afghanistan, the Taliban government has achieved some diplomatic wins even as it has consolidated power and en...
UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying girls educationThe International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for a crime against humanity for denying education and employment to Afgh...
Taliban rule of Afghanistan is open-ended, their chief spokesman says as they begin year 3 in powerThe Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief...
Pakistan and Taliban: Did US use Pakistan airspace to kill Al Qaeda leader? India's concernsAfter the death of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011, Al-Zawahiri emerged as the second most popular leader of the terrorist o...
US withdrawal from Afghanistan: The Great Retreat, A Year LaterIt's time for those who 'believed' the lie pedalled by Pakistan and others that Taliban had 'changed' to face reality. They need only look ...
'Day of conquest' as Taliban mark turbulent first year in powerExactly a year ago, the hardline Islamists captured Kabul after a nationwide lightning offensive against government forces just as US-led t...
Taliban fighters thrash women at rally in KabulThe rally was comprised of nearly 40 women as they marched and gathered outside the education ministry building, as they chanted slogans li...
Tajikistan sends stern message to Taliban on minorities in governmentRahmon, who has ruled Tajikistan for over two decades, is of the opinion that “it is necessary to create an inclusive government with the p...
Taliban marks Afghan independence as challenges to rule rise"Fortunately, today we are celebrating the anniversary of independence from Britain," the Taliban said. "We at the same time as a result of...
Fighting rages in Afghan south after Taliban's weekend blitzThe insurgents have for weeks been trying to take Kandahar and Lashkar Gah -- both with Pashtun majorities from where the Taliban draw thei...
Taliban seize provincial capital Kunduz in northern blitzKunduz is the third provincial capital to fall in the past three days, but the most significant Taliban gain since the insurgents launched ...
Afghan Taliban says it sees China as a 'friend', promises not to host Uyghur militants from Xinjiang: ReportChina has already evacuated 210 of its nationals from Afghanistan by a chartered flight this week. Beijing is concerned that under Taliban ...
Taliban would 'roll back' Afghan women's rights -U.S. intelligence reportThe U.S. National Intelligence Council report likely will reinforce fears that the Taliban will resume the harsh treatment that women suffe...
United States general concerned about capability of Afghan security forces"I am concerned about the ability of the Afghan military to hold on after we leave, the ability of the Afghan Air Force to fly, in particul...
Peace talks between Taliban and Afghanistan open, in Doha, 19 years after 9/11 triggered warMajor players in the process, including Afghanistan's peace council chairman Abdullah Abdullah and Taliban leader Mullah Baradar Akhund, an...
- Taliban bombers strike US mission, Nato headquarters in Kabul, 6 killed
The third major strike in Kabul since late June, coming two days after the 9/11 anniversary, casts fresh doubts on the ability of Afghans t...