Officials in Pakistan said on Sunday (May 26) that authorities have arrested 11 Islamist militants who were involved in the ...

Further culling the freedom and choices of its citizens, the Taliban have allegedly purchased jammers from Iran to shut down ...

Businesses in Afghanistan's western city of Herat are reporting a sharp drop in customers after a recent Taliban crackdown on ...

Days after the Rajasthan Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested a woman identified as Babita Dhakad on charges of involvement in anti-national activities, investigators are now searching for answers on ...

Afghanistan's Taliban regime said they have carried out strikes on targets along the border with Pakistan, injuring several people in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. Pakistan's military ...

Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, Moscow has pursued increasingly close ties with the extremist Islamist organization. Russia is now the only country that formally ...

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In today’s newsletter: Amid rising anti‑immigration rhetoric across Europe, the decision to engage with the Taliban signals a profound shift in how the EU balances security and human rights Good ...

On June 23, the European Union hosted a five-member Taliban delegation in Brussels for discussions on migration and the return of Afghan nationals whose asylum claims have been rejected. Led by ...

Fear has gripped Afghanistan's third city as the Taliban government violently enforces a stricter dress code for women. Members of the Taliban's notorious morality police have arrested and even ...

Officials from Afghanistan's Taliban rulers held talks in Brussels for the first time on the repatriation of Afghans despite sharp criticism from rights groups that the European Union was legitimizing ...

BRUSSELS — A delegation from the Afghan Taliban met Tuesday with European Union staff in Brussels for closed-door talks that focused on diplomatic services and "dignified returns" of Afghans to the ...