Taliban

Taliban

A stock image of a man playing chess in a tournament in Kandahar in June 2022. Photo: AFP

Taliban suspends chess in Afghanistan over gambling concerns

Taliban officials have said that the game has been banned indefinitely until its compatibility with Islamic law can be determined

Bombing in a former stronghold of Pakistani Taliban kills 7 people and wounds 16

Bombing in a former stronghold of Pakistani Taliban kills 7 people and wounds 16

The Taliban's call to preserve Afghanistan's heritage had been met with initial scepticism following their destructive first rule. Photo: Wakil Koshar/AFP

From destroyers to guardians? Taliban now vow to protect Afghanistan’s ancient relics

Caption: The Taliban are back in control of the country, and any hope that they would govern more pragmatically than in the past has been dashed. Photo: Reuters

Taliban delegation visits Japan in rare trip outside region

A diplomatic victory for the Taliban?

A diplomatic victory for the Taliban?

An exterior view of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands, March 31, 2021. File Photo: Reuters

Taliban reject ICC arrest warrant as 'politically motivated'

Taliban security personnel stand guard at the police headquarters in Ghazni on January 19, 2025. File Photo: AFP

Afghan Taliban member freed from US custody in exchange for two Americans, Kabul says

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai a summit on girls' education in Muslim nations being held in Pakistan's capital Islamabad. Photo: BSS/AFP

Malala Yousafzai tells Muslim leaders not to 'legitimise' Taliban

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia February 14, 2022. Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo

Russia pledges broader Afghanistan ties, says US should help rebuild

A view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, during a media tour ahead of the summit beginning in Baku, Azerbaijan November 8, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo

Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan

File photo: Reuters

19 militants killed in separate shootouts in Pakistan

Afhgani women studying in the United Kingdom. Photo BSS/AFP

Afghan women continue medical studies in Scotland after Taliban ban

FILE PHOTO: Afghan women fry traditional cookies inside a bakery in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 5, 2024. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib/File Photo

Afghanistan's Taliban govt says new morality law will be 'gently' enforced