Taliban holds first, closed-door talks with EU in Brussels amid human rights concerns
BRUSSELS (AP) — A delegation from the Afghan Taliban met Tuesday with European Union staff in Brussels for…
Afghanistan strikes targets in Pakistan, raising cross-border tension | Taliban News
The strikes are the latest threat to the fragile ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan. By Al Jazeera Staff…
Afghanistan Issues Ban on Smartphones for Civil Servants and Military
Afghanistan’s leader has ordered all civil servants and members of the country’s armed forces to stop bringing their…
Why Afghans Are Smashing Their Smartphones
Afghanistan’s bureaucracy is being told to show up to work without the device most of the world…
UN says 1 died in crackdown on Afghan protests over women’s arrests
A violent crackdown on a protest in western Afghanistan against the arrests of women for allegedly violating dress…
Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill at least 13 people
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan said Wednesday that Pakistan launched new airstrikes targeting the country, killing at least…
Taliban forces in Afghanistan open fire on rare protest sparked by women’s arrests over dress code
Taliban forces opened fire on people gathered for a rare protest in Afghanistan’s western Herat province Tuesday, killing…
UN raises alarm over women’s arrests in Afghanistan’s Herat
The United Nations’ mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern over what it says are arrests and detentions of…
Pain for Pakistan: History makes a U-turn in India’s neighbourhood
Geopolitical tectonic plates are shifting in South Asia, turning old animosities into unexpected alliances. Russia has just signed…
Moscow Signs Military Partnership With the Taliban
Russia and the Taliban government in Afghanistan have signed a military cooperation agreement, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday.…
New Taliban Decree on Divorce Formalizes Child Marriage in Afghanistan, U.N. Warns
A decree published by the Taliban government in Afghanistan has drawn condemnation from the United Nations and human…
Taliban legalizes sickening child marriages with ‘rules’ in Afghanistan
The Taliban has formally legitimized child marriages under a twisted new family law decree that sets out rules…