A Taliban ban on women in the workforce can cost economy $1bn
The Taliban’s move to restrict women from working could immediately cost the Afghan economy up to $1 billion, or 5% of GDP, the United Nations...
Russia recognises Taliban’s ‘efforts’ towards stability in Afghanistan
Russia on Wednesday said that the country recognised the Taliban’s efforts to 'stabilise' the volatile situation in Afghanistan as Moscow hosted the hardline Islamist group...
Taliban praise suicide bombers, offer families cash and land
The Taliban praised suicide bombers who died during the war against the former government and its Western allies and offered their families sums of cash...
Battle-hardened Taliban fighters enjoy a day off at amusement park
Strolling casually with their machine guns in hand, Halimi and hundreds of fellow Taliban fighters enjoyed a rare day off with a visit to a...
The world should not yet engage with the new Taliban government
I left Afghanistan, my beloved country, just a few days after the Taliban took control of Kabul. I did not want to leave, but I...
Taliban leader Mullah Baradar on Time’s list of 100 most influential people
Taliban co-founder and presently the deputy prime minister of the cabinet recently announced by the Taliban in Afghanistan, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, has been named in...
Imran Khan says world should give Taliban more time, US misunderstood Haqqanis
Instead of sitting and thinking that "we can control them", the world should come forward to incentivise Afghanistan and provide some more time to the...
Five Refugees From Afghanistan To Virginia Suffer From Measles
Five people who arrived in Virginia from Afghanistan are suffering from measles or smallpox. Health officials gave this information on Tuesday. Four days ago, a US flight...
US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban’s rise
If one individual could bring peace to Afghanistan, US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad touted himself as the man for the job. In the end, however, the...
Islamist groups in Pakistan distribute sweets to ‘celebrate’ Taliban seige
Many Pakistanis celebrated the Taliban's gunpoint victory in the country, The Washington Post reported on Monday. Several Islamist outfits in Pakistan distributed sweets while netizens...