Khadija Ahmadzada was detained for being in "violation" of rules "regarding women's sports gyms", a Taliban spokesman said.

Top Afghan officials say they want two American detainees released “as soon as possible,” but the Trump administration says a ...

As Afghanistan enters 2026, deep fractures inside the Taliban leadership threaten the regime's grip on power in part due to ...

The Taliban leader once warned of a split: A BBC investigation reveals how attitudes to women, the internet and religion are ...

Factional rivalries, tribal loyalties, authoritarian rule and hardline policies are testing Afghan regime cohesion ...

An Afghan who fought against Soviet forces still visits a museum celebrating the resistance, but, in keeping with rules by ...

A Taliban envoy cautioned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio against rising tensions with threats of bounties on Afghan ...

At the apex of the Taliban system stands Hibatullah Akhundzada, who exercises undisputed authority as Amir al-Mu’minin.

The Islamic State group says they were behind the blast in Kabul, but police say they are still investigating the cause.

The anti-people policies of the Afghan Taliban regime have pushed Afghanistan into a humanitarian catastrophe. Under the ...

A suicide attack that killed the Taliban minister of refugees and repatriation, Khalil Rahman Haqqani, in December 2024, ...

Since the Taliban's return in August 2021, Afghan women's basic freedoms have been systematically curtailed, transforming ...