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

By bne IntelliNews Uzbekistan’s Termez border trade hub with Afghanistan has seen a sharp decline in footfall attributed to a newly applied Taliban ban on Afghan women under 40 from entering it.

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

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

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

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

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

Afghanistan now has the second-largest gender gap globally, with Afghan women accessing only 17 per cent of their full potential in health, education, finance, and decision-making, according to a new ...

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." ...