Taliban

After nearly four months since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the war-torn country is on brink of mass starvation as more than half the population face acute hunger amid freezing temperatures. The United Nations World Food…
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The United States and other western nations have hit out at the Taliban over reported ‘summary killings’ and enforced disappearances of former members of the Afghan security forces. The West, including the European Union, Canada and…
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When the Taliban overran Kabul in mid-August, seizing power for the second time, the years-old mystery over the whereabouts of the movement's Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada deepened further. Whether the elderly cleric is alive or…
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Taliban authorities said on Thursday that Iranian forces had suffered at least nine casualties during clashes on the Afghanistan-Iran border after fuel smuggling attempts from the Iranian side. Fighting between the two countries’…
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Over 100 police and intelligence officers in Afghanistan have been either killed or disappeared in action by the Talibani officials. The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has documented the killing or disappearance of 47 former members of the…
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The Taliban renewed its call for the United States to release billions of dollars in frozen funds after two days of talks in Doha as aid-dependent Afghanistan grapples with an economic crisis. The Afghans also called for an end to…
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The Taliban asked for help in keeping Afghanistan’s airports running in weekend talks with EU officials that also raised “grave concern” about the humanitarian situation in their country, according to an EU statement late Sunday. Both…
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The Taliban on Tuesday announced more than two-dozen high-level officials, including ministers and deputy ministers, for its interim government in Afghanistan, the country's news agency Pajhwok Afghan News said. The spokesperson for…
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A prominent doctor was kidnapped and killed in northern Afghanistan, his family said Saturday. Mohamed Nader Alemi was abducted two months ago in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, and his kidnappers demanded a ransom for his release, his son…
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The UN envoy to Afghanistan on Wednesday said that the regional affiliate of the Islamic State group now appears present in nearly all Afghan provinces and “increasingly active”. Briefing on the Afghanistan situation following the…
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