In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. "I think the Taliban have understood ...

But she never took them; the Taliban had shut the university to women. Now, more than two decades after Karima was barred ...

Experts point out that this concern does not extend to Afghanistan’s intangible heritage. Music, dance, folklore, and any artistic expression involving women remain strictly prohibited under the group ...

The Taliban may allow Washington to take control of Bagram air base. In return, the US may help end the Taliban’s diplomatic ...

Members of Afghanistan's delegation, led by the Taliban-run government's Acting ... despite a turbulent history dating back to the Afghan Civil War of the 1990s. More recently, shared security ...

While Taliban delegations have attended conferences ... They also have a bloody history between them. In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to back the communist government at risk of ...

After years of fighting, Afghanistan's women's cricket team has now won support from the sport's governing body. One exiled player told DW this marks a significant leap in a long, grueling battle.

Russia’s Supreme Court lifted a ban against the Taliban on Thursday, removing Afghanistan’s rulers from a list of terror groups as ties deepen between Moscow and ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... Russia’s Supreme Court lifted the ban on Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, a group that had been designated as a ...

In a city long-starved for a big-time professional sports championship, one amazing team finally delivered — not just a ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... Manizha Bakhtari is on a mission to show that resisting the Taliban doesn’t mean “wanting a war” again in ...

Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a ban on Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, a group that was designated as a terrorist organization more than two decades ago. The Taliban seized power in ...