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Taliban slam ‘baseless and biased’ UN report suggesting rifts and conflict within their ranksKey figures, such as the Taliban’s main spokesman, have set up offices in the south of Kandahar. Monumental decrees such as those excluding...11 Jun, 2023, 05.00 PM IST- Ruling Taliban display rare division in public over bans in AfghanistanIn recent months, the group's supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has appeared to take a stronger hand in directing policy. In particula...16 Feb, 2023, 01.11 PM IST
- Taliban shut down schools for girls just hours after they reopenedThe education ministry offered no coherent explanation even as officials held a ceremony in the capital to mark the start of the new academ...24 Mar, 2022, 12.54 AM IST
- Thousands of Afghan girls return to school as Taliban end banDespite the schools reopening, barriers to girls returning to education remain, with many families suspicious of the Taliban and reluctant ...23 Mar, 2022, 08.46 AM IST
- Taliban supreme leader makes first public appearanceTaliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada addressed supporters in the southern city of Kandahar, officials announced Sunday, his first ...31 Oct, 2021, 01.18 PM IST
- UN-blacklisted Akhund to head Afghanistan govtHailing from the spiritual Taliban heartland of Kandahar, Akhund served as governor of the key province during the group’s brutal first rei...08 Sep, 2021, 06.34 AM IST
- Taliban vow to ban heroin, but can they survive without it?The vast majority of the world's opium and heroin comes from Afghanistan, with production and exports centred in areas controlled by the Ta...19 Aug, 2021, 04.45 PM IST
- Taliban draw closer to Kabul, Washington and allies rush to evacuate diplomatsThe United States and other countries rushed in troops to help evacuate their embassies after the militants captured town after town as U.S...14 Aug, 2021, 10.27 PM IST
- Taliban sweep across Afghanistan's south; take four more cities including GhorThe latest significant blow was the loss of the capital of Helmand province, where American, British and allied NATO forces fought some of ...13 Aug, 2021, 11.30 PM IST
- Taliban captures Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand: Police officialOn Thursday, the Taliban also seized the historic central city of Ghazni, 150 km (90 miles) southwest of Kabul.13 Aug, 2021, 12.10 PM IST
- US, UK to launch evacuation flights as Taliban advance across AfghanistanThe orders came as the Taliban took control of Kandahar, the nation's second biggest city in the insurgency's heartland, leaving only Kabul...13 Aug, 2021, 11.38 AM IST
- Taliban press advance after capturing two major Afghan citiesThe seizure of Kandahar and Herat marks the biggest prizes yet for the Taliban, who have taken 12 of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals a...13 Aug, 2021, 11.23 AM IST
- Taliban take Kandahar, Herat in major Afghanistan offensiveThe seizure of Kandahar and Herat marks the biggest prizes yet for the Taliban, who have taken 12 of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals a...13 Aug, 2021, 10.11 AM IST
- Taliban takes Herat, Afghanistan's third-largest city, in ongoing onslaughtThe capture of Ghazni, meanwhile, cuts off a crucial highway linking the Afghan capital with the country's southern provinces, which simila...12 Aug, 2021, 11.52 PM IST
- Taliban take strategic Ghazni city on road to KabulGhazni lies 150 km (93 miles) southwest of Kabul on the ancient route between the capital and the second city of Kandahar. The militants oc...12 Aug, 2021, 05.58 PM IST
- Afghan police say Kabul mosque bombing kills 12 worshipersThe explosion comes on the second day of a three-day ceasefire announced by the warring Taliban and Afghan government. The pause was for th...14 May, 2021, 05.14 PM IST
- Bodyguard kills Afghan prez Karzai’s half-brotherAfghan president Hamid Karzai’s half-brother Ahmed Wali Karzai was assassinated on Tuesday by a senior and highly trusted aide at his home.13 Jul, 2011, 06.49 AM IST
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