Taliban

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel during an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
South Asia

Taliban praise suicide bombers, offer families cash and land

Families of the suicide bombers were given clothing, 10,000 afghani ($111) and promised plots of land

PHOTO: REUTERS
South Asia

UN says Taliban to announce plans for girls' education 'soon'

People carry a victim after a large explosion at a Shi'ite mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan, October 15, 2021. Photo :Reuters
South Asia

Taliban pledge to step up security at Shi'ite mosques after Friday's attack

A Taliban flag is seen in a military position on a hilltop in Kabul, Afghanistan October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
World+Biz

Russia says it doesn't expect breakthrough at talks with Taliban

U.S. military advisers from the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade walk at an Afghan National Army base in Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan August 6, 2018. REUTERS/James Mackenzie
South Asia

Ex-Taliban commander to plead not guilty in US court to killing US troops

Iraq, Syria militants ‘actively’ entering Afghanistan: Russia's Putin
South Asia

Iraq, Syria militants ‘actively’ entering Afghanistan: Russia's Putin

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane prepares to take-off at Alama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore. File Photo: Reuters/Mohsin Raza
South Asia

Pakistan airline suspends Afghan operations citing Taliban interference

Taliban delegates, Shahabuddin Delawar and Khairullah Khairkhwa are pictured ahead of the meeting with US and European delegates in Doha, Qatar October 12, 2021. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

US, Taliban had 'productive' talks on humanitarian aid - State Department

File Photo: German Chancellor Angela Merkel February 10, 2020/Reuters
Europe

Germany not yet prepared to recognise Taliban: Merkel

Photo: BSS
South Asia

In northern Afghanistan, girls' schools working despite ban elsewhere

Mutlaq Al-Qahtani, Special Envoy of the Foreign Minister of Qatar is seen during talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents in Doha, Qatar September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ibraheem al Omari
Middle East

Qatari official says recognising Taliban government not a priority

Taliban fighters stand outside the Interior Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 16 August 2021. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

From fighting the Taliban to collaborating with them: The irony of the War on Terror

US, UK warn citizens of threat to Kabul hotels
World+Biz

US, UK warn citizens of threat to Kabul hotels