Senior Afghan Taliban officials in Japan for talks with Japanese officials
Japanese officials say senior Afghan Taliban officials are in Japan for talks, as part of Tokyo’s efforts to help Afghanistan ...
Afghanistan’s favorite sport is thriving, even under Taliban rule
The fast-paced equestrian game of buzkashi is a welcome distraction in rural Afghanistan, blighted by drought and poverty, ...
Afghan women’s radio station to resume broadcasts after Taliban say they're lifting suspension
The Taliban say an Afghan women’s radio station will resume broadcasts after its operations were suspended for providing content to an overseas TV channel and improperly using its license ...
Afghan Women’s Radio Station is Set to Resume Broadcasts After Taliban Lifts Suspension
Radio Begum launched on International Women’s Day in March 2021 is set to resume operations after Taliban lifted suspension.
A breakup of the Taliban would be a scary scenario for Afghanistan, Pakistan and neighbours: Comment
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan is in a crisis, and the illusion of relative stability has disappeared. The economy is fragile, women remain confined to their homes, and the suspension of US aid is expected to ...
The New York Times6d
Some Trumpian Realpolitik Is Needed With Afghanistan
Nowhere is that more urgently needed than in Afghanistan. Not only have its Taliban rulers crushed dissent and stripped away the rights of the country’s women and girls; they have also taken ...
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Taliban withdraw Afghanistan from International Criminal Court
Afghanistan's radical Taliban leaders on Thursday rejected the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) over their country, declaring as ‘unlawful’ the decision in 2003 by their ...
Inter Press Service4d
Fatima’s Story: The Struggles of Afghan Women Under Taliban Rule
The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity ...
Afghan allies helped US order airstrikes against Taliban. Trump moves leave them in limbo
President Donald Trump issued executive orders that put an end to programs used to help Afghans get to safety in America.
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A Taliban highway could lead to the future. But it’s stuck in the past.
ISHKASHIM, Afghanistan — More than three years after the Taliban seized power, Afghanistan remains economically decrepit and politically isolated. But now, the Taliban government has a plan to ...