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Online Afghan humour: Laughter as resistance against Taliban
When a Taliban militant meets Afghan pop star Ayrana Sayeed, he tries to charm her."If...
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Hospital attack undermines Taliban security pledges
Just a few months after the Taliban took charge in Kabul and promised to restore...
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19 dead in suicide attack on Kabul military hospital
At least 19 people were killed and 50 more wounded in an attack on a...
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Taliban leader Mawlawi Akhundzada makes first public appearance
Taliban supreme leader Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada has made a rare public appearance in an address...
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Taliban vows to work with Russia, regional players over Islamic State threats
The Taliban agreed on Wednesday (Oct 20) to work with Russia, China and Iran on...
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Islamic State claims responsibility for mosque bombing in south Afghanistan
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing on a Shiite mosque...
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Suicide attack on Shiite mosque in Afghanistan kills 47
Suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque packed with worshippers attending Friday prayers in southern Afghanistan,...
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Under-pressure Taliban meet EU-US delegation in push for support
The Taliban held their first face-to-face talks with a joint US-EU delegation on Tuesday (Oct...
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Can the Taliban suppress the potent IS threat?
With the Taliban in power in Afghanistan, there’s a new enemy ascending.The Islamic State group...
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US says Taliban talks in Doha were 'candid and professional'
The United States said on Sunday (Oct 10) the first face-to-face meeting between senior US...
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Suicide bomber kills at least 55 at Shiite mosque in Afghanistan
A suicide bomb attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of...
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US to hold first in-person talks with Taliban since Afghan withdrawal
The United States and the Taliban will hold their first in-person talks since the US...
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Blast kills at least two civilians near Kabul mosque
Taliban supporters and senior figures held their first mass rally near Kabul on Sunday (Oct...
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Witness: Taliban hang dead body in Afghan city's main square
The Taliban hanged a dead body from a crane in the main square of Herat...
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Russia says it's in sync with U.S., China, Pakistan on Taliban
The United States, China, Russia and Pakistan are working together to ensure that Afghanistan’s new...
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Taliban's plan to reinstate executions and amputations draws US criticism
The US condemned on Friday comments by a Taliban official who said the group would...
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Airbnb to provide free temporary housing to 20,000 additional Afghan refugees
Airbnb is doubling the number of Afghan refugees it plans to temporarily house as more...
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Taliban ask to address U.N. General Assembly
The Taliban's new foreign minister has asked to address world leaders at this week's United...
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Taliban replaces women's ministry with ministry of virtue and vice
Workers in the Afghan capital Kabul replaced signs for the country's women's ministry with those...
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Taliban thank world for promised aid, urge US to show 'heart'
The Taliban on Tuesday (Sep 14) thanked the world for pledging hundreds of millions of...
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Taliban: Women can study in gender-segregated universities
Women in Afghanistan can continue to study in universities, including at post-graduate levels, but classrooms...
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U.S. marks 20th anniversary of 9/11
America marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 Saturday with pleas for unity at solemn ceremonies...
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Blinken to Taliban: Any legitimacy 'will have to be earned'
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that any legitimacy or international support for...
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Desperate Afghans still await flights to flee Taliban
When thousands of Afghans hoping to escape the incoming Taliban regime were cut off from...
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World wary of Taliban government as Afghans urge action on rights and economy
Foreign countries greeted the makeup of the new government in Afghanistan with caution and dismay...