Taliban: News
22 May 2022
AfghanistanAfghan women TV hosts cover faces after Taliban's diktat
Female news anchors on Afghanistan's biggest TV channels went on air with their faces covered, a day after defying a Taliban directive to hide their presence on the broadcast.
19 Apr 2022
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Three bomb blasts at Kabul boys' school; 6 killed
Three bomb blasts at a boys' school in Afghanistan's capital city, Kabul, on Tuesday killed six people, including students, and injured many.
27 Dec 2021
Jammu And KashmirTerrorism rose in India in 2020; 37% in J&K: Report
India experienced more terror attacks in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020, compared to 2019, the US state department said in a report.
27 Dec 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan's election commissions dissolved; Taliban says 'no need'
The Taliban has disbanded Afghanistan's two electoral commissions as well as the state departments of peace and parliamentarian affairs, an official said on Sunday.
03 Nov 2021
AfghanistanHow Taliban's foreign currency ban affects Afghanistan
The Taliban has banned all foreign currency in Afghanistan and ordered its citizens to only use Afghan currency for trade.
01 Nov 2021
Yogi AdityanathIf Taliban moves toward India, airstrike is ready: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that if Taliban moves toward India, "an air strike is ready."
31 Oct 2021
AfghanistanTaliban government's continued non-recognition 'could become world's problem'
The Taliban on Saturday warned the United States that continued non-recognition of the Afghanistan government could become a problem for the world.
15 Oct 2021
AfghanistanDozens killed in blast at Shia mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar
Multiple blasts rocked a mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar during Friday prayers, reports said, marking yet another incidence of violence in the Taliban-ruled country.
14 Oct 2021
AfghanistanBlackouts hit Kabul as Taliban fails to pay power suppliers
There were multiple power outages across the Afghan capital Kabul and several other provinces once again on Wednesday.
12 Oct 2021
AssamPro-Taliban online posts: 13 people arrested under UAPA granted bail
Thirteen people out of the 15 arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in Assam over pro-Taliban posts on social media have been granted bail by local courts.
09 Oct 2021
AfghanistanISIS-K claims killing 300 Shia worshippers in Afghan mosque attack
The Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K) has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing inside a crowded mosque in Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan.
05 Oct 2021
AfghanistanTaliban says graduates of 2000-2020 useless; prefers religious studies
The Taliban on Monday said that its Afghanistan government would not recognize those who have graduated high school between 2000-2020, local reports said.
29 Sep 2021
IndiaTaliban asks India to resume international flights to Afghanistan
The Taliban has reportedly written to India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), seeking the resumption of commercial flights between India and Afghanistan.
28 Sep 2021
AfghanistanTaliban issue no-shave order to barbers in Lashkar Gah
The Taliban on Monday banned barbershops in a southern Afghanistan province from shaving or trimming beards, claiming their edict is in line with Shariah or Islamic law.
25 Sep 2021
AfghanistanWill Taliban speak at UNGA? Here's what the UN says
The Taliban, which now rules Afghanistan, is unlikely to participate in the ongoing session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, reports said.
24 Sep 2021
AfghanistanStrict punishments by amputation, execution to return: Taliban official
The Taliban is looking to bring back executions and amputations as forms of punishment in Afghanistan, one of the group's founders said in a recent interview.
24 Sep 2021
AfghanistanBiden-Modi meeting: Pakistan, Taliban likely to dominate talks
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the United States President Joe Biden will hold their bilateral meeting on Friday, reports stated that Pakistan and its influence over the Taliban are likely to be key topics to be discussed.
22 Sep 2021
AfghanistanAttackers strike Taliban vehicles in eastern Afghanistan, five killed
Attackers struck Taliban vehicles in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, witnesses said, killing at least two fighters and three civilians in the latest violence since the group's takeover of the country in mid-August.
22 Sep 2021
AfghanistanTaliban requests to address UN; names Suhail Shaheen as envoy
The Taliban has reportedly sent a request letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, asking to address world leaders at the ongoing UN General Assembly.
22 Sep 2021
AfghanistanSAARC meet called off as Pakistan wanted Taliban participation
A meeting of Foreign Ministers of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries has been canceled, reports said.
21 Sep 2021
AfghanistanNo women included in Taliban's new list of Cabinet members
The Taliban on Tuesday announced another list of new names for the remaining Cabinet positions in its new government. However, no women made it to the list once again.
19 Sep 2021
KabulAfter promising inclusivity, Taliban orders women workers to 'stay home'
The Taliban has asked many female employees in Kabul city to stay home, interim city mayor Hamdullah Namony said.
18 Sep 2021
Afghanistan'Tragic': US admits its Kabul drone strike killed 10 civilians
The United States has admitted that 10 civilians were killed when it launched a drone strike against suspected ISIS terrorists in Kabul last month.
15 Sep 2021
AfghanistanTaliban infighting: Deputy PM, top minister involved in 'major row'
Days after the formation of the new Taliban government in Afghanistan, infighting has reportedly broken out within the extremist group, the BBC reported.
15 Sep 2021
IndiaUNHCR: 736 Afghans recorded for new registration in India
A total of 736 Afghans were recorded for new registration from August 1 to September 11, the UNHCR said, adding that it is scaling up its capacity to meet increasing requests for registration and assistance of Afghans in India.
15 Sep 2021
AfghanistanAfghan female footballers evade Taliban, reach Pakistan
Thirty-two women football players from Afghanistan, who were facing threats from the Taliban, have reached Pakistan along with their families after the government issued emergency humanitarian visas to evacuate them.
14 Sep 2021
AfghanistanEvictions trigger anti-Taliban protests by thousands in Afghanistan's Kandahar
Thousands of Afghans on Tuesday protested against the Taliban in Kandahar after residents were asked to vacate a residential army colony.
14 Sep 2021
AfghanistanPakistan harbors Taliban members, says US; to reassess relationship
The United States will be reassessing its relationship with Pakistan in the coming days, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Monday, noting that some of Pakistan's interests "are in conflict with ours."
14 Sep 2021
AfghanistanOnce inmates, Taliban now in charge in a Kabul prison
Once, Kabul's main prison was crowded with thousands of Taliban captured and arrested by the government. On Monday, a Taliban commander strolled through its empty halls and cell blocks, showing his friends where he had once been imprisoned.
13 Sep 2021
AfghanistanUN official slams Taliban over reprisal killings
The United Nations human rights chief says that her office has received credible allegations of reprisal killings by the Taliban of former Afghan security forces, as well as instances in which officials in the previous government and their relatives were arbitrarily detained and later turned up dead.
12 Sep 2021
AfghanistanUndated video shows Taliban celebrating after beheading Afghan soldier
An undated video has emerged which shows the Taliban's fighters celebrating after reportedly beheading an Afghan soldier while yelling "God is Great."
12 Sep 2021
KabulKabul: Women wearing niqab, burqa stage protest supporting Taliban
About 300 Afghan women wearing full-face veils staged a pro-Taliban protest at a university lecture theatre in Kabul Saturday.
11 Sep 2021
AfghanistanClassified documents from Afghanistan transferred to Pakistan in three aircraft
Pakistan now has access to crucial, classified data from Afghanistan as three of its planes—which had actually come with humanitarian aid for the neighboring country—returned with "bags full of documents" on Thursday, reported CNN-News18.
10 Sep 2021
AfghanistanPakistan rejects allegations it backed Taliban in Panjshir Valley
Pakistan has rejected reports that it aided the Taliban's takeover in the Panjshir province.
10 Sep 2021
AfghanistanTaliban tortures, kills ex-VP Amrullah Saleh's brother in Panjshir: Report
Afghanistan's former Vice President Amrullah Saleh's elder brother Rohullah Saleh was reportedly killed while he was leaving Panjshir for Kabul.
10 Sep 2021
AfghanistanTaliban says women cannot be ministers; should just give birth
Days after forming an all-male Cabinet in Afghanistan, the Taliban's misogyny was exposed once again when its spokesperson claimed that women shouldn't be ministers and they should only give birth.
10 Sep 2021
AfghanistanPakistan rejects reports of aiding Taliban offensive in Panjshir Valley
Pakistan has rejected reports that it was aiding the Taliban offensive in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, terming these as a "mischievous propaganda campaign."
10 Sep 2021
IndiaIndia tells UNSC Afghanistan still fragile; calls for inclusive government
India has told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that the "fragility" of the Afghanistan situation is of great concern to India.
10 Sep 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan is on brink of 'universal poverty,' says UN envoy
Afghanistan is at the risk of a "total breakdown" of the economy if the international community does not immediately step in and infuse money into the country, the United Nations (UN) has warned.
10 Sep 2021
AfghanistanPakistan will use own currency for trade with Taliban: Report
Pakistan is planning to carry out bilateral trade with the Taliban using its own currency, the Pakistani rupee.