Taliban

Panjshir fighters say they are standing firm in war with Pakistan-backed Taliban forces

<p> <strong>“News of Panjshir conquest is circulating on Pakistani media. This is a lie,” Ahmad Massoud, leader of the anti-Taliban…

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Ready to wear burqas but let us go to school and work, women tell Taliban

<p> Friday was a day of unprecedented scenes on the streets of Kabul. Taliban were seen  putting posters and banners…

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Taliban unlikely to model its political system on Iran

<p> <strong>The Taliban’s hybrid model of “governance,” with Hibatullah Akhundzada as the unelected “Supreme Leader” is likely to have only…

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After US exit, Taliban declares China as its main partner in Afghanistan

<p> Cash strapped Taliban says China will be its  closest ally, and key partner in the  “reconstruction” of the war-torn…

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Top Taliban leaders were born, brought up and trained in Pakistan, says interior minister Sheikh Rashid

<p> <strong>After the US’s exit, Pakistan has been trying its best to cosy up to the Taliban. Pakistan’s interior minister…

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In a big setback for Taliban, UK banks red flag transactions with Afghan entities

<p> In major setback to the Taliban, Britain’s financial watchdog has warned banks to closely watch their customer transactions with…

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Taliban set to reveal new government amid internal power struggle

<p> <strong>The Taliban is set to reveal its government as early as Thursday evening Afghanistan's TOLO news channel is reporting,…

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Who Is Hibatullah Akhundzada Whom Taliban Declared Supreme Leader Of Afghanistan

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WiV7790l-uY" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> Taliban has declared…

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Qatari experts fly into Kabul to get airport up and running as Turkey drags feet

<p> Efforts to reopen Kabul airport have resumed with a team of Qatari technical experts arriving in Afghanistan’s capital on…

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6 Reasons Why Pakistan Fears Violence Along Afghan-Pak Border As Taliban Resuurects

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fq4G1CdH6Fs" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> Now that US…

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Afghanistan may run out of food by September end, says UN

<p> The war-torn country, which has seen a takeover by the Taliban militant group, could run out of food by…

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Naseeruddin Shah questions those “celebrating Taliban’s return”

<p> <strong>Categorically condemning  those who are euphoric with the Taliban assuming power in Afghanistan, noted film, theatre and television actor…

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Taliban allows Afghanistan men’s cricket team to tour Australia, but future of women’s team still in doubt

<p> The Taliban has given the Afghanistan men’s team the permission to play in the Test match against Australia, but…

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Fearing civil war, Russia says it will stay away from the fight between the Taliban and the Panjshir resistance

<p> Russia on Monday said it had no intention to intervene in the brewing conflict between the Taliban and resistance…

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Defiant Taliban says Aug 31 deadline for West to complete evacuation can’t be extended

<p> A defiant Taliban on Monday said that it would not accede to any request by the US-led western powers…

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Worried Islamabad says Taliban has assured no anti-Pakistan activity from Afghan soil

<p> <strong>Taliban will not allow militant outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to use Afghanistan's land in any activity against Pakistan, a…

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Iran throws Taliban a lifeline by resuming oil supply to Afghanistan

<p> In a major development that will provide the Taliban some relief, Iran has resumed supply of gasoline and gasoil…

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Key Taliban commander trapped in valley as fierce battle rages with Northern Alliance for Panjshir

<p> The Taliban is caught in a fierce battle with fighters of the Northern Alliance as it tries to push…

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Niloofar Rahmani, Afghanistan’s first female pilot, says Taliban rule will “hurt women the most”

<p> <strong>Without mincing any words or beating about the issue, Afghanistan’s first woman Air Force pilot, Niloofar Rahmani last week…

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Mr President, give us arms to fight the Taliban, Northern Alliance requests Biden

<p> Anti-Taliban force, the National Resistance Front is sending its envoy to Washington to meet US President Joe Biden and…

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Is Afghanistan becoming a battleground between Talibani Pashtuns and other ethnic groups?

<p> <strong>In December 2001, the participants at the UN talks on Afghanistan during the historic Bonn Conference, which led to…

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