Taliban

A Taliban fighter guards a street in Kabul, Afghanistan November 25, 2021. Photo :Reuters
South Asia

UN proposing paying nearly $6 million to Taliban for security

The UN Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) budget is “currently under review,” but the mission “maintains full compliance with all UN sanctions regimes,” Haq said

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai pauses during an interview with Reuters at a local hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 30, 2018. REUTERS/Saiyna Bashir
World+Biz

'I nearly lost my life…': Malala Yousafzai slams Imran Khan's ‘Pashtun culture’ remarks

A member of the Taliban insurgent and other people stand at the site during the execution of three men in Ghazni Province April 18, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

Islamic countries seek response to Afghanistan emergency

A Taliban fighter guards a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 16, 2021. Photo :Reuters
South Asia

Afghan Taliban leaders appeal for help as migrant crisis looms

Afghan women's rights defenders and civil activists protest to call on the Taliban for the preservation of their achievements and education, in front of the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

Taliban rule marked by killings, denial of women's rights - UN

A Taliban fighter stands guard at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, November 17, 2021.Representational image. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

Pakistan Taliban declare end to ceasefire

Hadia Ahmadi, 43, was a teacher in various schools under the previous Afghan government, but she lost her job due to education restrictions for children and job restrictions for women, now she waxes shoes for people along the street in Kabul, Afghanistan November 22, 2021. Reuters
South Asia

From teacher to shoe shiner: Afghan economic crisis spares few

A Taliban fighter displays their flag as his comrade watches, at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan November 5, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
World+Biz

ICC prosecutor defends war crimes probe of Afghanistan's Taliban

The Taliban have insisted they will preserve ‘Islamic rights,’ but they have not clearly articulated what this means for women and religious minorities. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

It is time to engage with the Taliban. Afghan lives depend on it

Taliban members in charge of security, patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan October 28, 2021. Photo :Reuters
South Asia

West hits out at Taliban over ‘summary killings’, enforced disappearances in Afghanistan

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) office in Islamabad, Pakistan June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Salahuddin
South Asia

Islamic countries to meet on Afghanistan crisis on 19 December

Afghan Ambassador to the United States Roya Rahmani speaks during an interview with Reuters in Washington, US, February 8, 2019. Photo :Reuters
South Asia

Advocates welcome Taliban decree barring forced marriages but call for more

Afghan former President Hamid Karzai attends peace talks with a Taliban delegation in Moscow, Russia May 30, 2019. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

Taliban are my brothers: Former Afghan president Karzai