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Taliban approve Afghanistan’s first cricket Test since takeover

The Taliban have approved Afghanistan's first cricket Test since their takeover, raising hopes that international… Read More

With Kabul airport closed, Afghans rush for the border

Crowds seeking to flee Afghanistan flocked to its borders while long queues formed at banks… Read More

US drone strike wiped out Kabul family, brother says

When Ezmarai Ahmadi returned home from work on Sunday evening in Kabul, the usual gaggle… Read More

Security, logistics, repair: what next for Kabul’s airport?

With the Taliban in possession of Kabul's airport after the United States completed its withdrawal… Read More

What happens now that US troops have left Afghanistan?

For the first time since 2001 there are no American troops in Afghanistan after the… Read More

US warns terror threat to Kabul airport ‘real’ and ‘specific’

The Pentagon warned on Monday of a "real" and "specific" threat of new attacks at… Read More

US exit will stop IS attacks in Afghanistan: Taliban

KABUL: The Taliban's spokesman says the group will crack down on Islamic State attacks and… Read More

US ‘core diplomatic staff’ have left Kabul, final pullout under way

The final US departure from Kabul airport is under way and "core diplomatic staff" have… Read More

Where is the Taliban’s supreme leader?

In the days since taking power in Afghanistan, a wide range of Taliban figures have… Read More

Islamic State ‘planner’ killed in drone strike, US says

The United States attacked an Islamic State "planner" in Afghanistan in retaliation for a deadly… Read More

Asad Umar urges global community to engage with Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Saturday called on the international… Read More

Pentagon says Kabul attack carried out by one suicide bomber

A deadly attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday was carried out by a single… Read More

Kabul airport hit by two bombs in ‘complex attack’

KABUL: Two explosions struck near the main gate of Kabul airport Thursday, causing multiple casualties… Read More

Music will not be allowed in public: Taliban

Spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid warns west to not interfere in Afghanistan's affairs Read More

Taliban see Pakistan as second home, says spox Zabihullah Mujahid

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid on Wednesday said that the group, which now rules Afghanistan, considers… Read More

Taliban asked Turkey for support to run Kabul airport

The Taliban have asked Turkey for technical help to run Kabul airport after the departure… Read More

Afghanistan has $1 trillion trove of minerals

The Taliban now hold the keys to an untouched trillion-dollar trove of minerals including some… Read More

Taliban issue new warning

The Taliban on Tuesday said they would not agree to an extension of a looming… Read More

Taliban info service says hundreds of fighters heading towards Panjshir

Taliban forces have recaptured three districts in northern Afghanistan that fell to local militia groups… Read More

India should refrain from using Afghan soil against Pakistan: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar

KABUL: Former Prime Minister of Afghanistan and Hezb-e-Islami Chief Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has asked India to… Read More