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US-bound Afghans left ‘sans options’ as Trump incoming travel ban looms

WASHINGTON, DC—As a young man, Muhammad Ilyas stood side-by-side with US soldiers as they took on the Taliban in his native Afghanistan, working as...

Islamic State group claims suicide bombing

KABUL – The Islamic State group claimed a suicide bombing of a bank in north Afghanistan that killed eight people, saying on Wednesday it...

Taekwondo star Hamidi sacrifices her freedom to battle the Taliban

PARIS—Afghan taekwondo star Marzieh Hamidi told AFP the death threats she has received, forcing her to live under French police protection, show how effective...

‘Afghan women may speak to each other’

Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden from speaking to each other, the Taliban government’s morality ministry told AFP on Saturday, denying recent media reports...

Afghan women continue medical studies in Scotland

GLASGOW, United Kingdom—When the Taliban banned women from attending university in Afghanistan, Zahra Hussaini thought her dream of becoming a doctor was over. Now,...

Philippines to process ‘limited number’ of Afghans seeking US visas

Manila, Philippines—The Philippines said Tuesday it has agreed to allow a "limited number" of Afghans to temporarily stay in the Philippines while being processed for...

Taliban celebrate 3 years since takeover with military show

BAGRAM – Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers celebrated three years in power on Wednesday with a military parade paying homage to their homemade bombs used in...

Reclusive Taliban leader makes rare Eid appearance

KAABUL, Afghanistan – The Taliban’s hyper-reclusive supreme leader made a rare public appearance Wednesday, an Afghan government spokesman said, leading thousands of worshippers in...

Taliban authorities publicly execute two convicted murderers in football stadium

Ghazni, Afghanistan – Taliban authorities publicly executed two men convicted of murder in a football stadium in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, according to an...

Takeover anniversary

Armed Taliban security personnel ride on a vehicle convoy as they celebrate the second anniversary of their takeover, in Jalalabad on August 15. Afghanistan’s...

Blinken presses Taliban rulers on women on Afghan anniversary

Washington, United States - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated Tuesday that any greater relationship with Afghanistan's Taliban rulers was contingent on improving...

US delegation presses Taliban at Doha meeting on women’s rights

US officials denounced the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan -- particularly for women and girls -- during a meeting with Afghan Taliban representatives...

UN to Taliban: ‘swiftly reverse’ bans on women

The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday calling on Taliban authorities to "swiftly reverse" all restrictive measures against women, condemning in particular...

Taliban kill IS ‘mastermind’ of Kabul airport attack: US media

Washington, United States - The Taliban government has killed the alleged mastermind of a devastating suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport during the...
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