Taliban arrest 14 for music, singing
Taliban authorities have arrested 14 people in northern Afghanistan for playing musical instruments and singing, activities they restricted since taking power, provincial police said on Saturday.
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Kabul slams Pakistan鈥檚 鈥榲iolence鈥� against Afghans
The Taliban government condemned on Tuesday the 鈥榲iolence鈥� used by Pakistan in its new campaign to expel Afghans from the country, accusing Islamabad of using the migrants for 鈥榩olitical goals鈥�...
11 killed in drone strikes against Taliban in Pakistan
At least 11 people were killed Saturday in northern Pakistan when the army launched a series of drone strikes against the Taliban -- losses which the provincial government called 鈥榙eeply regrettable鈥�....
Taliban release 2,463 prisoners ahead of Eid
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban government released nearly 2,500 prisoners ahead of celebrations marking the end of Ramadan, the supreme court said on Saturday, in a country where the UN has warned of a growing prison population.
New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban鈥檚 oppression of women...
Suicide blast at Taliban school in Pakistan kills 4
A suicide attack at an Islamic religious school in Pakistan known as the 鈥楿niversity of Jihad鈥� where key Taliban leaders have studied killed four people on Friday, police said.
Japan urges Taliban govt to respect human rights
Japan urged the Taliban government to respect human rights during a rare diplomatic meeting with a senior member of the visiting Afghan delegation, Tokyo said on Wednesday...
Taliban team visits Japan in rare trip outside region
A Taliban government delegation was visiting Japan for the first time on Monday, in a rare diplomatic visit outside of the region.
Pakistan Taliban kill cop guarding polio team
The Pakistani Taliban claimed the killing of a police officer as he travelled Monday to guard polio vaccinators on the first day of a nationwide immunisation effort after a year of rising cases...
Afghan women cricketers reunite in first game after fleeing Taliban
Afghanistan's women cricketers on Thursday played their first game since fleeing the Taliban three years ago, a charity match in Australia that captain Nahida Sapan hoped would spark 鈥榓 movement for change鈥�.
India鈥檚 diplomatic gamble with Taliban
DIPLOMACY often walks the fine line between principle and pragmatism, revealing how nations adapt to shifting power structures. India鈥檚 recent high-level meeting with the Taliban is one...
Taliban reject ICC arrest warrant as 鈥榩olitically motivated鈥�
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban government said on Friday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court for its leaders was 鈥榩olitically motivated鈥�.
PERSECUTION OF WOMEN: ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders
The International Criminal Court鈥檚 chief prosecutor on Thursday said he was seeking arrest warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity...
Taliban govt announces prisoner swap with US
The Taliban government said on Tuesday it had released two American citizens from prison in return for an Afghan fighter held in the United States, in a deal brokered by Qatar.
UN condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working at NGOs
UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday that Afghanistan鈥檚 governing Taliban authorities must reverse their ban on Afghan women working for NGOs...
Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women鈥檚 areas
The Taliban鈥檚 supreme leader has issued an order banning the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook areas used by Afghan women and saying that existing ones should be blocked.
Pakistan Taliban claim raid killing 16 soldiers
The Pakistani Taliban claimed a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan on Saturday, which intelligence officials said killed 16 soldiers and critically wounded five more.
52 killed in Afghanistan bus accidents
Two bus accidents involving a fuel tanker and a truck on a highway through central Afghanistan killed 52 people and injured 65, the Taliban government spokesmen said on Thursday...
Russia paves way to remove Taliban from 鈥榯error鈥� list
Russia鈥檚 parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that could pave the way for Moscow to lift its designation of the Taliban as a banned 鈥榯errorist鈥� organisation.
UN urges Afghan Taliban not to block women鈥檚 medical training
The UN mission to Afghanistan on Wednesday urged the Taliban government to reconsider a reported plan to ban women from attending medical training institutes, in the latest move to restrict women鈥檚 education...
Afghanistan must participate in future climate talks: Taliban
An Afghan environment official on Sunday said the country must be allowed to participate in future global climate talks, after returning from COP29 in Baku where Taliban officials attended for the first time...
300 Afghan reporters suffer rights breaches under Taliban: UN
More than 300 Afghan journalists have suffered rights breaches since the Taliban surged back to power in 2021, a United Nations report said Tuesday, documenting dozens of cases of torture and arbitrary arrest...
Afghan teen wins children鈥檚 prize for rights fight
A teenager who narrowly escaped after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan three years ago, on Tuesday won the prestigious KidsRights Prize for her fight for women鈥檚 rights...
8 soldiers killed, 7 policemen kidnapped in Pakistan
Eight soldiers were killed and seven police officers kidnapped in separate attacks in northwest Pakistan, police and intelligence officials said on Tuesday.
Taliban score successes with embassy closures, COP attendance
Afghanistan embassies in Britain and Norway loyal to the pro-Western authorities ousted by the Taliban in 2021 discreetly shut down this autumn, as the West seeks a more pragmatic approach to the country鈥檚 Islamic rulers...
Afghan Taliban carry out sixth public execution since 2021
Taliban authorities in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday executed a convicted murderer by gunfire at a sports stadium, the sixth public execution since their return to power...
Taliban eye aid at their first UN climate talks since 2021 takeover
The first Afghan official to attend UN climate talks since the Taliban came to power said on Monday that his country hopes to benefit from a global finance deal under negotiation at COP29 in Baku.
Afghanistan to attend UN climate talks, first since Taliban takeover
An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman said on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power.
Afghanistan spreads 鈥榣iving things鈥� images ban
Afghanistan鈥檚 morality ministry is gradually introducing a ban on images of living beings in media, with multiple provinces announcing restrictions and some Taliban officials refusing to be photographed or filmed, journalists across the country said...
Legendary US boxer Muhammad Ali鈥檚 ex-wife in Afghanistan to build stadium
A former wife of legendary US boxer Muhammad Ali arrived in the Afghan capital, a Taliban government official said Friday, to reportedly open a stadium in a country where women are barred from sports.