ICC seeks arrest warrants for top Taliban leaders in Afghanistan
1 day ago · The Taliban have mandated that females cover their faces in public and that they cannot travel long distances without a male guardian — making Afghanistan the only country in the world to impose ...
Afghanistan: Taliban Repression Deepens - Human Rights Watch
Jan 16, 2025 · (Bangkok) – Afghanistan’s human rights situation worsened in 2024 as the Taliban intensified their crackdown on women and girls and minority groups, Human Rights Watch said today in its World ...
Why is India courting the Taliban now? - Al Jazeera
Jan 11, 2025 · The Taliban’s deployment to Mumbai of Ikramuddin Kamil, a former Afghan student in India-turned Taliban diplomat, places India on a growing list of countries, including Russia, China, Turkiye ...
Afghanistan Three Years after the Taliban Takeover
Aug 14, 2024 · A bare-knuckles party system thrived in Kabul after foreign troops helped depose the first Taliban regime in 2001, with Afghan factions jostling for power in corrupt elections and occasional firefights between rivals.
Who are the Taliban and how did they take over Afghanistan so ... - CNN
Aug 16, 2021 · Formed in 1994, the Taliban were made up of former Afghan resistance fighters, known collectively as mujahedeen, who fought the invading Soviet forces in the 1980s. They aimed to impose their...
The Taliban in Afghanistan - Council on Foreign Relations
Jan 19, 2023 · The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, twenty years after their ouster by U.S. troops. Under their harsh rule, they have cracked down on women’s rights and neglected basic...
The Taliban says it wants tourists in Afghanistan. Here’s what it’s ...
Aug 22, 2024 · Despite warnings over safety, foreign tourists are now starting to trickle into conflict-ravaged Afghanistan, welcomed by locals and the hardline Taliban regime.
Where is Afghanistan Three Years into Taliban Rule?
Sep 19, 2024 · Afghanistan has a façade of domestic stability, with armed conflict decreasing since the U.S. withdrawal. But dire economic, humanitarian and human rights conditions and Taliban violence build pressure on the population. The international community remains vexed over how to engage the Taliban.
Who are the Taliban? - BBC News
On 7 October 2001, a US-led military coalition launched attacks in Afghanistan: by the first week of December, the Taliban regime had collapsed. The group's then leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar,...
U.S.-Taliban Peace Deal: What to Know - Council on Foreign Relations
Mar 2, 2020 · Signed in early 2020, the agreement addresses four issues: reducing violence, withdrawing foreign troops, starting intra-Afghan negotiations, and guaranteeing Afghanistan won’t again become a...