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

In an unprecedented discussion, a female presenter interviewed a Taliban spokesperson on an Afghanistan television channel ...

Russia has stepped directly into South Asia’s fraught political crosscurrents with President Vladimir Putin publicly defending the Taliban’s hold over Afghanistan and its counter-terrorism efforts. In ...

In a severe crackdown on communication and information access, the Taliban has issued a sweeping directive banning the use of smartphones by all government employees across Afghanistan. The order, ...

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 ...

The EU is hosting Taliban officials after Belgium granted temporary visas for talks on returning failed Afghan asylum-seekers. The meeting is one of the bloc's highest-level contacts with the Taliban ...

The pressure comes as Pakistan faces a worsening security environment. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) continues to conduct attacks across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the former tribal areas. The ...

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 ...

The delegation received visas from Belgium to attend talks with the European Union about the deportation of Afghans. Officials in Afghanistan said the meeting would take place on Tuesday. By Jeanna ...

Besides “restoration of various Russian-made military equipment,” the Taliban regime may be keen on “Russian air defense systems” and “attack and surveillance drones” for use in conflicts with ...

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With secondary education and most jobs out of reach, thousands of Afghan women have turned to entrepreneurship as the only path to make money and maintain a social life. With secondary education and ...