The Taliban's supreme leader said Sunday there is "no need" for Western laws in Afghanistan, noting that democracy is dead as long as sharia laws are in place. Hibatullah Akhundzada was speaking ...

India can also get a jump on rival Pakistan, with its formerly warm relationship with the Taliban now ice-cold. Once seen as natural allies, the Taliban has sought independence from Islamabad and ...

The American children of a British couple held captive by Afghanistan's ruling Taliban regime appealed Wednesday to President Trump in a video, asking for his help in securing their release.

In the two months since Donald Trump became president, the Taliban has ratcheted up its efforts to ingratiate itself with the Trump administration, appearing to sense an opening to re-establish ...

Speaking during a sermon for Eid al-Fitr, Hibatullah Akhundzada said that the Taliban "will create our own laws" and dismissed Western legal frameworks. The Taliban leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Rifts are growing among Taliban officials over the group's decision to ban girls from secondary education, leading at least one minister to leave Afghanistan and forcing ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Thursday that American national George Glezmann was on his way back to the U.S. after being released by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers. Glezmann, an Atlanta ...

A United States citizen abducted by the Taliban has been released after two years in captivity, according to the US Department of State. The release on Thursday of George Glezmann, who was ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released by the Taliban in a deal with the Trump ...

This week, we look at the situation in Afghanistan, where it would seem the Taliban regime has consolidated its position since it took over Kabul in 2021. As a result, India is looking for whether ...

George Glezmann was detained while traveling in the country after the Taliban’s victory in the war. Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanked Qatar for helping to secure his release. By Edward Wong ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is praising Qatar for helping the U.S. secure the release of an American held by the Taliban for more than two years WASHINGTON -- An American man who was abducted ...