Islamabad says more than 100,000 Afghans left Pakistan in April
More than 100,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in the past three weeks, the interior ministry said Tuesday, after Islamabad announced the widespread cancellation of residence permits.
Pakistan foreign minister arrives in Kabul as Afghan deportations rise
Pakistan's foreign minister arrived Saturday in Afghanistan to meet Taliban officials after his country expelled more than 85,000 Afghans, mostly children, in just over two weeks.
Three people executed for murder on Taliban orders: Afghan court
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said three convicted murderers were executed by order of Taliban authorities on Friday, bringing to nine the number of men publicly put to death since their return to power, according to an AFP tally.
New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women.
Accused IS militant appears in US court over Kabul airport attack
Mohammad Sharifullah has confessed to scouting out the route to the airport, where the suicide bomber later detonated his device among packed crowds trying to flee days after the Taliban seized control of Kabul, the Justice Department said.
Taliban delegation visits Japan in rare trip outside region
The Taliban government makes regular visits to neighbouring and regional countries, including in Central Asia, Russia and China.
Islamic State group claims suicide bombing of Afghan bank
Violence has waned in Afghanistan since the Taliban surged back to power and ended their insurgency in 2021, but the Islamic State (IS) group frequently stages gun and bomb attacks challenging their rule.
Kabul asks Pakistan to stop attacks inside Afghanistan
Taliban chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid claims Pakistani forces targeted civilians in eastern Kunar province
Australian held hostage by Taliban dies after cancer battle
Australian Jibra'il Omar, formerly Timothy Weeks, dies of cancer in Kabul after surviving years as a Taliban hostage and embracing Islam.
UN condemns Taliban’s new ban on women working for NGOs
Taliban's ban on Afghan women in NGOs escalates the humanitarian crisis and enforces stricter gender-based restrictions.
Twin bus crashes leave over 50 dead in Afghanistan
Survivors described harrowing scenes of destruction, with bodies strewn across the site and cries of pain filling the air.
Taliban govt clearing ‘un-Islamic’ books from Afghanistan shelves
The efforts are led by a commission established under the Ministry of Information and Culture soon after the Taliban swept to power in 2021 and implemented their strict interpretation of Islamic law, or sharia.