A realignment inside the Taliban, an unspoken preference for U.S. partnership and a recognition that isolation is a dead end ...

Movement in Afghanistan continues to fight for women's rights, justice, and freedom, defying Taliban oppression through courageous protests and activism ...

Taliban orders a major Taliban Security Forces Reduction, removing 20% of personnel and triggering anger among dismissed ...

The Taliban leader said Sunday there was no need for Western laws in Afghanistan and that democracy was dead as long as sharia laws are in effect. Hibatullah Akhundzada made the comments in a ...

In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. "I think the Taliban have understood how much the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas damaged their ...

In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two decades later, they are back in power and claim to be making strides to preserve Afghanistan’s ...

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In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two decades later, they are back in power and claim to be making strides to preserve Afghanistan's ...