Kabul, August 1 (IANS) Authorities from the Taliban regime in Afghanistan have burned thousands of dollars worth of musical equipment, which included a guitar, harmonium and tabla, claiming that music "cau

Islamabad, October 22 (IANS): The Taliban-led interim government in Afghanistan has assured Pakistan that it will not support or allow its soil to be used by terror outfits, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Paki

Kabul, October 12 (AP): With the Taliban in power in Afghanistan, there's a new enemy ascending. The Islamic State group threatens to usher in another violent phase. Except this time the former insurgent

Islamabad, October 9 (AP): The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the US to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an uncompromising position on a key issue ahead of the first direct t

Islamabad, October 9 (AP): Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are to hold talks Saturday and Sunday about containing extremist groups in Afghanistan and easing the evacuation of foreign citizens

Washington, October 7 (PTI): America's humiliating troop withdrawal from Afghanistan resulting in the Pakistan-backed Taliban capturing power in Kabul has created an extremely dangerous situation in South A

KABUL, OCTOBER 6 (IANS): Since the time the Taliban have taken over the control of Afghanistan and formed an interim government; Pakistan has been advocating for the Taliban leadership, calling on the global co

KABUL, OCTOBER 5 (IANS): The Taliban-led government of Afghanistan made an important claim of making the country narcotics-free with a complete ban on drug trade. However, with dried up foreign aids, widespread

KABUL, OCTOBER 5 (IANS): the situation in Afghanistan continues to move from bad to worse since the Taliban takeover and the formation of an interim government has prompted seizure of foreign aid and global rec

Paris, October 5 (AP): French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he wants the Group of 20 major economic powers to set conditions for recognising the Taliban, including ensuring women's and girl's r

Kabul, October 4 (AP): Taliban forces raided an Islamic State affiliate's hideout in the Afghan capital and killed several insurgents, hours after a deadly bombing outside a mosque in Kabul, the Taliban sai

Kabul, October 4 (AP): Taliban forces raided an Islamic State affiliate's hideout in the Afghan capital and killed several insurgents, hours after a deadly bombing outside a mosque in Kabul, the Taliban sai

Kabul, October 3 (AP): A bomb exploded in the entrance of a mosque in the Afghan capital on Sunday, leaving "number of civilians dead , a Taliban spokesman said, in the first major attack on the city after

New Delhi, October 1 (PTI): India was not taken into confidence on various aspects of the Doha deal inked between the US and the Taliban last year and the latest developments in Afghanistan will have "very

NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 30 (IANS): The Taliban are "rolling back" rights for women and girls in at least 32 different areas, according to a new list compiled by the Human Rights Watch (HRW). While res

NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 29 (IANS): Republican senators have tabled a bill in the US Senate demanding "deeper investigation" into the Taliban's victory in Afghanistan and sanctions on those who assist

Kabul, September 28 (AP): When the Taliban seized power, the operator of the only women's shelter in a northern Afghan city ran away. Left abandoned were 20 women who had fled a variety of domestic horrors,

NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 27 (IANS): The Taliban have banned hairdressers in Afghanistan's Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, saying it breaches their interpretation of Islamic law, the BBC report

The Hague, September 27 (AP): The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court sought urgent clearance on Monday from the court's judges to resume investigations of war crimes and crimes against hum

Kabul, September 26 (AP): It's been little more than a month since Kalashnikov-toting Taliban fighters in their signature heavy beards, hightop sneakers and shalwar kameezes descended on the Afghan capital