Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai appealed to Muslim leaders on Sunday to champion women and girls’ education despite bans imposed by the Afghan Taliban government that the UN says are ...

Afghanistan's Taliban government on Saturday did not send its envoy to a global summit on the education of Muslim girls which was also attended by Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. The two-day ...

On December 24, the Pakistani military launched airstrikes targeting suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideouts in Afghanistan's Paktika Province, reportedly killing 46 people. Listen to ...

This was in retaliation to a 21 December attack by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in South Waziristan, which killed 16 Pakistani security personnel. In retaliation, the Taliban struck several points ...

Pakistan-Taliban: Amidst the prevailing war-like situation with Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, ISI chief Lieutenant General Asim Malik, embarked on an impromptu visit to Tajikistan, reportedly to ...

Since their return to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban have steadily wound back women's rights week after week, gradually eroding their freedoms and dignity. On December 29 ...

National security adviser Jake Sullivan reportedly offered to resign after the botched 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan that left 13 service members dead — but President Biden urged him to stay ...

The recent cross-border strikes by Pakistan and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), backed by the Afghan Taliban, have heightened tensions between the two neighbours. Traditionally, before the ...

On the other hand, the Taliban interim foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, speaking at the funeral ceremony of Taliban minister Khalil urRahman Haqqani, alleged that out of seven suicide attacks by ...

The strikes were purportedly aimed at Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants — who aim to overthrow Pakistan's government and establish an Islamic state — operating from Afghan territory.

Pakistan is seeking to partner with Tajikistan to counterbalance the influence of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon recently met with Pakistan's ISI director-general to discuss ...

The Taliban have banned windows in residential buildings to stop women from being seen while they are at home in Afghanistan. Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, ordered that ...