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ISIL claims Kabul attack on Chinese restaurant that killed seven people
ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven…
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Afghan’s Olympic hope for Taliban dialogue to prompt women’s rights U-turn
Afghanistan’s International Olympic Committee member Samira Asghari says the Taliban authorities must face the stark truth that if they…
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Afghan, Pakistani forces exchange heavy fire as tensions flare
Afghanistan and Pakistan’s forces have exchanged heavy fire along their border as tensions between the South Asian neighbours escalate…
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Afghan opium crop plummets after Taliban ban - UN report
Opium farming in Afghanistan has dropped significantly following a ban imposed by the Taliban government in 2022, the United Nations said.…
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Pakistan defense minister warns of 'open war' with Afghanistan if peace talks fail
"We have the option, if no agreement takes place, we have an open war with them," Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said in televised…
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Danger tourism: Meet the travellers flocking to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
One of the world’s most oppressive regimes is cashing in on the growing trend of ‘danger tourism’. In 2021, the Taliban retook control of…
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Taliban, Pakistan trade claims of heavy losses in border clashes
Pakistan and Afghanistan traded accusations on Sunday after some of the worst cross-border fighting in years reportedly left dozens dead…
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Afghanistan says it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in border clashes
Fifty-eight Pakistani soldiers were killed and tens more injured in clashes overnight on the country's border with Afghanistan, the…
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British couple freed by Taliban hug daughter in emotional reunion
A British couple freed by the Taliban after being detained for nearly eight months have emotionally reunited with their daughter, sharing…
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Afghan who served with UK forces at risk from Taliban if deported, says son
An Afghan man, whose details were accidentally leaked by the UK in a major data breach, has been detained in Pakistan for imminent…
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UN report says its female staff in Afghanistan have received death threats
Explicit death threats have been made against dozens of Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan, according to a new UN…
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IRGC asks Taliban for leaked 'kill list' of suspected MI6 agents, collaborators
In doing so, IRGC intends to increase its knowledge on spies working for the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, which may give Iran…
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Misleadingly edited Netanyahu interview omits warning of 'Taliban takeover of Pakistan'
After Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran in June 2025, a clip of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was…
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Afghans at risk of persecution by Taliban arrive in Germany
A plane chartered by the German government, carrying 138 Afghan nationals granted admission to Germany, touched down in the eastern city…
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House panel advances legislation to halt taxpayer dollars from flowing to the Taliban
A Republican-led panel advanced legislation that would stymie the flow of taxpayer dollars to the Taliban, despite opposition from…
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House panel to consider legislation that would halt taxpayer money flowing to the Taliban
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is set to consider legislation that would halt millions in U.S. tax dollars from flowing to the…
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Children of UK couple detained in Afghanistan appeal to Taliban for their release
LONDON (AP) — A British couple in their 70s who run education programs in Afghanistan have lost contact with their family after being…
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Why India is reaching out to the Taliban now
India's latest diplomatic outreach to Afghanistan's Taliban government signals a marked shift in how it sees the geopolitical reality in…
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Taliban do not see women as human beings, Malala Yousafzai says
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai decried the state of women’s rights in Afghanistan as “gender apartheid” on Sunday and urged…
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Taliban claims Pakistani airstrikes killed 46
A Taliban government official said the airstrikes Pakistan launched on Afghanistan Tuesday killed 46 people, including women and children,…
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Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — People had just seconds to flee their homes when the terrifying sound of earth cracking open reverberated across…
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'I never imagined I'd leave Afghanistan'
It has been three years since the Taliban took control of Kabul and most of Afghanistan. On 15 August 2021, the group seized power…
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A shootout between Pakistani Taliban and Police during a raid kills 6, including 3 officers
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Security forces raided a hideout of Pakistani Taliban on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar on…
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Taliban intends to send delegation to Doha meeting on Afghanistan
The Taliban government on Sunday officially announced its intention to send a delegation to the upcoming Doha meeting on the situation in…