A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is ...

The Ministry of Mining and Petroleum of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, the self-designation of the country by the ...

After the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban took control of several aircraft, including at ...

The Taliban’s recent travel diplomacy and international engagements indicate the group is not as isolated as perceived abroad ...

Need for a united front, business opportunities and China’s growing footprint among factors for changing calculus in South ...

Since retaking power, the Taliban has banned certain music, barred women from parks, and now outlawed chess. Authoritarians don’t just crush dissent—they criminalize joy.

Since trading the battlefield for Afghanistan's halls of power, some Taliban members have also swapped their weapons for pens ...

The top Taliban leader on Saturday slammed President Donald Trump's travel ban on Afghans, calling the United States an ...

The Taliban issued a glowing eulogy for Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, the group’s second emir, to mark the ninth ...

Thousands of Afghans in the U.S. fear deportation as the administration revokes some protections, despite Taliban threats and ...

Taliban Emir Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada expressed his support for “the oppressed people of Palestine” while denouncing ...

Akhund made the offer of amnesty during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, also known as the "Feast of Sacrifice." ...