World Mar 08 U.N. says Afghanistan is world’s most repressive country for women The United Nations says that since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls.
World Feb 16 Taliban shows rare division over group’s leader, bans A rare public show of division is emerging in the ranks of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban.
World Jan 16 Former Afghan female lawmaker mourned around the world after weekend slaying Mursal Nabizada was among the few female parliamentarians who stayed in Kabul after the Taliban seized power in August 2021.
World Dec 12 Three assailants killed in hotel attack in Afghan capital Kabul, Taliban says A Taliban official says a hotel catering to foreign visitors in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul was attacked and three of the assailants were killed.
World Sep 30 Suicide bomber targets Kabul education center, killing 19 A Taliban spokesman says a suicide bomber has killed 19 people and wounded 27 at an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital. The bomber hit while hundreds of teenage students inside were taking practice entrance exams…
Politics Sep 19 American hostage of Taliban freed in prisoner exchange, family says Family members and U.S. officials say an American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years by the Taliban has been released.
World Aug 18 Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing rises to 21, police say A Taliban police spokesman in Afghanistan's capital says the toll from a mosque bombing the previous evening has risen to 21 people killed with 33 others wounded in the attack.
World Aug 15 Afghanistan marks anniversary of Taliban takeover The Taliban are marking a year since they seized the Afghan capital of Kabul.
World Aug 02 Taliban government under scrutiny after U.S. kills al-Qaida leader, who was sheltered in Kabul The U.S. drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri is intensifying global scrutiny of Afghanistan's Taliban rulers.
World May 25 1.1 million Afghan children under 5 could face severe malnutrition this year, U.N. says The United Nations says that in Afghanistan, 1.1 million children under the age of 5 will likely face the most severe form of malnutrition this year as increasing numbers of hungry, wasting-away children flow into hospital wards.