Afghanistan's Taliban leaders issued different messages for Eid. Experts say that shows tensions
Experts say messages by two influential Taliban leaders in Afghanistan this week showed tensions between hardliners and more moderate elements who want to scrap harsher policies and attract more outside support.
Top former US generals say failures of Biden administration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul
The former top military chief Gen. Mark Milley and former head of U.S. Central Command testified before Congress Tuesday on policy failures by the Biden administration to adequately plan for or direct an evacuation in time to avoid the chaotic final days of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls
More than two-thirds of the U.N. Security Councilโs members have demanded that the Taliban rescind all policies and decrees oppressing and discriminating against women and girls, including banning girls education above the sixth grade and womenโs right to work and move freely.
Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardize the Afghan health system, group says
Human Rights Watch says Afghanistanโs public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign assistance, coupled with serious Taliban abuses against women and girls, It says this is jeopardizing the right to healthcare of millions of Afghans.
Taliban say security forces killed dozens of Tajiks, Pakistanis involved in attacks in Afghanistan
A senior Taliban official says security forces in Afghanistan killed a number of Tajik and Pakistani nationals and arrested scores others involved in attacks against religious clerics, the public, and mosques in Afghanistan.
Who wants to fly over Taliban-held Afghanistan? New FAA rules allow it, but planes largely avoid it
Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has begun easing rules that could allow commercial airlines to fly over the country in routes that cuts time and fuel consumption for East-West travel.
UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying girls education
The U.N. special envoy for global education says the International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for crimes against humanity for denying education and employment to Afghan girls and women.
Taliban leader claims women are provided with a 'comfortable and prosperous life' in Afghanistan
The supreme leader of the Taliban has released a message claiming that his government has taken the necessary steps for the betterment of women's life in Afghanistan, where women are banned from public life and work and girlsโ education is severely curtailed.
UN warns Taliban that restrictions on Afghan women and girls make recognition `nearly impossible'
The U.N. envoy for Afghanistan is warning the countryโs Taliban rulers that international recognition as the countryโs legitimate government will remain โnearly impossibleโ unless they lift severe restrictions on women and girlsโ education and employment.
UN draft urges Afghan rulers to reverse bans on women, girls
A U.N. resolution that calls on Afghanistanโs Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their increasingly harsh restrictions on women and girls and condemns their ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations is set to be voted on Thursday by the Security Council.
Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport
U.S. officials say the Taliban have killed the Islamic State group militant who spearheaded the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that left 13 U.S. service members and about 170 Afghans dead during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.