Engaging directly with the Taliban may be the only way to protect Americans from the jihadist threat that stirs once again in ...

Akhundzada, who has led the Taliban since 2016 and is now Afghanistan’s de-facto leader, is at odds with Sirajuddin Haqqani, the interior minister, Mullah Yaqoob, the defence minister ...

The Taliban leader has made a rare visit to a university in Afghanistan in his first known trip to a modern education institution ...

Pakistan's long-held assertion that the Afghan Taliban continue to provide support to the banned TTP has now been validated by a recent United Nations report. Despite Islamabad's repeated ...

When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, there was optimism that the Taliban 2.0 would be different from their first term. When the Taliban government was overthrown by ...

Karim Khan said there were reasonable grounds to suspect that Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief ... and ongoing persecution by the Taliban. "Our action signals that the status ...

The Taliban is facing an internal revolt over women’s rights that has become public and could lead to a full-blown conflict ...

The leader of Afghanistans governing radical Taliban has defended his policies, including banning female access to education and employment, asserting that they are derived from the commands of Allah.

In a rare public appearance, the Taliban's elusive leader Hibatullah Akhundzada visited Kandahar University, marking his first known trip to a modern educational institution. This unprecedented move ...

India’s trade equation with Afghanistan has witnessed a shift after the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, with imports touching a record $642.29 million in 2023-24 and exports slumping to a 16 ...