Khadija Ahmadzada was detained for being in "violation" of rules "regarding women's sports gyms", a Taliban spokesman said.

As Afghanistan enters 2026, deep fractures inside the Taliban leadership threaten the regime's grip on power in part due to ...

Factional rivalries, tribal loyalties, authoritarian rule and hardline policies are testing Afghan regime cohesion ...

An Afghan who fought against Soviet forces still visits a museum celebrating the resistance, but, in keeping with rules by ...

The Taliban leader once warned of a split: A BBC investigation reveals how attitudes to women, the internet and religion are ...

A Taliban envoy cautioned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio against rising tensions with threats of bounties on Afghan ...

At the apex of the Taliban system stands Hibatullah Akhundzada, who exercises undisputed authority as Amir al-Mu’minin.

The Islamic State group says they were behind the blast in Kabul, but police say they are still investigating the cause.

The anti-people policies of the Afghan Taliban regime have pushed Afghanistan into a humanitarian catastrophe. Under the ...

Since the Taliban's return in August 2021, Afghan women's basic freedoms have been systematically curtailed, transforming ...

A suicide attack that killed the Taliban minister of refugees and repatriation, Khalil Rahman Haqqani, in December 2024, ...

A powerful blast ripped through Kabul’s upscale Shahr-e-Naw district, shattering the Taliban’s claims of control. Smoke ...