Taliban

Suicide bombing at Pakistan wedding kills 7, police say

The explosion collapsed part of the house, hampering rescue efforts as authorities launched an investigation and provincial leaders condemned the attack.

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South Asia’s risky gamble as it engages with the Taliban

Afghanistan's Taliban Trade Minister Nooruddin Azizi addresses a delegation during a meeting in New Delhi, India, on Nov 21, 2025.

Afghan Taliban visit Bangladesh ahead of polls

The South Asian nation of 170 million people – the vast majority Sunni Muslims – is preparing for the February elections.

4 civilians and one soldier killed in Afghan-Pakistan border clash

People inspect houses and vehicles destroyed during an air strike in Afghanistan, on Oct 16.

Australia hits Afghan Taliban officials with sanctions, travel bans

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the Taliban quartet were restricting access for girls and women to education and employment.

Afghan Taliban minister says US shooting has nothing to do with his people or government

FILE PHOTO: National Guard soldiers from Alabama look at a makeshift memorial honouring West Virginia National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, who, with her wounded fellow soldier Andrew Wolfe, was shot outside a subway station near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Afghan man arrested in Texas threatened suicide attack: US Justice Dept

A mugshot of Mohammad Dawood Alokozay posted to the X account of Ms Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary in the US Department of Homeland Security.

Afghan Taliban authorities publicly execute man for murder

A Taliban security personnel stands guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Qala-i-Naw in the Badghis province in October. A man convicted of murder was publicly executed on Dec 2 in eastern Afghanistan.

Afghan Taliban vow border cooperation after Tajikistan says attacks killed five Chinese

Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi speaks during a news conference in Kabul Afghanistan September 14, 2021. Picture taken September 14, 2021.REUTERS/Stringer

Tajikistan says five Chinese nationals killed in cross-border attacks from Afghanistan in past week

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