Taliban

The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly this week in New York City. A UN committee will rule on the request but it is unlikely to happen during the current session of the body. The group,…

Taliban has replaced the country's women's ministry with the Taliban's moral police on Friday, as female former employees of the department said they had been locked out of the building. A sign for the building was covered by a…

Taliban has denied that their deputy prime minister, Mullah Baradar, has been killed in a shootout with rivals, following rumors about internal splits in the movement nearly a month after its victory. A Taliban spokesman,…

The United Nations human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, criticised the Taliban's human rights record since seizing power in Afghanistan. According to her, the stated commitments did not match realities on the ground such as the status…

Women in Afghanistan will be allowed to study in universities as the country seeks to rebuild after decades of war but gender-segregation and Islamic dress code will be mandatory. The Taliban's new Higher Education minister, Abdul Baqi…

Afghanistan’s new acting prime minister, Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, has called on former officials who fled when the Taliban seized power last month to return to the country. Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund said that, the caretaker…

The Taliban has appointed Mohammad Hasan Akhund, as head of Afghanistan’s new caretaker government, weeks after it took control of the country. The list of cabinet members announced by chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, was dominated…

Taliban fired in the air to disperse protesters in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday, as many people try to escape the gunfire. Although there were no immediate reports of injuries. U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken said, the…

The Taliban have taken complete control of eastern Panjshir province, the last area in Afghanistan being held by resistance forces. The Islamist militant group's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on Monday, "Our latest efforts to bring…

Taliban celebrate victory by firing their guns into the air across Kabul, as the United States completed the withdrawal of it forces from Afghanistan, ending 20 years of war that left the Islamic militia stronger than it was in 2001. The…