Taliban intelligence forces killed three Islamic State group militants and arrested one in an overnight operation in the Afghan capital of Kabul, an official said Tuesday. The raid on a residential building targeted IS militants who organized recent attacks in the capital,
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders along with 14 French media outlets and production companies on Monday called on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to release a journalist imprisoned for a month in Kabul. In a joint statement, RSF and French media said journalist Mortaza
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 paved the way for China to move in and deepen its influence in the country and the wider region. While much of the international community has shunned the Taliban for its archaic policies, particularly
The State Department announced new visa restrictions this week on current and former Taliban officials who were involved in the decision to ban women and girls from higher education. The Taliban doubled down on their ban of women in girls in college
Afghans fleeing the Taliban have resorted to trekking across 11 countries through South and Central America to reach the United States’ southern border as the U.S. immigration system fails to quickly process asylum applications, a report by Reuters on Wednesday found. Thousands
Taliban officials sent a letter to private universities over the weekend warning them not to allow women and girls to take entry exams, doubling down on a directive last month barring female students from higher education. It’s the latest blow for women
A Conservative peer has been revealed as the man who funded the escape of 103 female lawyers from Afghanistan after the Nato dbacle allowed the Taliban to sweep back into power in 2021. Lord Hintze has been publicly praised by former army
Apprentice star Ryan-Mark Parsons has suggested Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and members of the Royal Family apologise to each other, as he described recent events as “embarrassing”. He told Express.co.uk: “I think it would be a wise move for the whole family
A dog that sniffs out Taliban bombs has been awarded a medal for gallantry in the United States. Bass the Belgian Malinois is the recipient of the highest gallantry award for animals after he enabled a successful night-time raid on a Taliban
Women in Afghanistan have been sharing the difficulties facing them since the ultra-conservative Taliban resumed power in the summer of 2021, with the “situation getting tougher for women day by day”. The BBC spoke to women across Afghanistan, including a dressmaker, a