Taliban

Nine policemen killed in clash with militants in Pakistan's Balochistan

US says it supports Pakistan's right to defend itself against 'terrorist attacks'

An army soldier stands guard at a deserted entry point at the Friendship Gate, following the exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, at the border crossing between the two countries, in Chaman, Pakistan February 27, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Khaliq Achakzai

Afghanistan says airstrikes launched on Pakistan; Islamabad says drones shot down

Pakistan forces kill 29 militants in border operation, Kabul says dozens of civilians dead

A man sits in front of a destroyed building after an attack, which the Taliban say was an airstrike carried out by Pakistan's security forces, in Samkani District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan, June 29, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Afghanistan's Taliban government imposes smartphone ban on government officials

FILE PHOTO: A man sits on a wall while talking to someone on a video call in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib/File Photo

EU hosts Taliban officials in Brussels for first time

Rights groups have denounced the meeting as legitimising the Taliban government.

Afghan women struggle to run a business under Taliban

Afghan women clad in burqas, along with their children, walk along a road in Spin Ziyarat village in the Dand district of Kandahar on June 16. The vast majority of Afghan women do not work at all – less than 7 per cent of Afghan women were employed as of 2024, according to the UN Development Program.

Afghanistan says its forces hit militant hideouts in Pakistan, Islamabad denies claim

UN Security Council extends Afghan mission, calls for review

Taliban arrested at least 30 women for violating hijab rules in Afghanistan: UN

Taliban security forces had reportedly opened fire during an earlier protest, injuring men, women and children and killing at least two people.

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