The Latest Breaking News from Taliban

Taliban kills ISIS chief who murdered 13 US troops and 170 Afghans in bombing

US officials said on Tuesday he was killed during a series of battles early this month in southern Afghanistan between the Taliban and the Islamic State group's affiliate

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023

ISIL leader behind Kabul airport bombing killed, Taliban says

The leader has yet to be identified but may have been killed early in April amid Taliban operations against ISIL (ISIS).

Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2023

Kabul airport attack 'mastermind' killed by Taliban - U.S. officials

The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the "mastermind" behind a suicide attack at Kabul's international airport in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of civilians during the United States' chaotic evacuation from the country, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Apr 25, 2023

Five key moments that shaped Biden’s presidency so far

As Biden announces re-election campaign, Al Jazeera looks at some of the major issues his administration has handled.

Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2023

Brits stranded in Sudan could face terrifying choice as civil war ravages country

Thousands of Brits in Sudan remain unable to return to the UK as the country is ravaged by civil war, with fears they risk being killed if they leave home in search for food

Daily Mirror · Apr 24, 2023

Rescue of UK civilians from Sudan could be more dangerous than evacuation of Kabul, officials warn

‘In Khartoum there is fighting in the neighbourhoods where Western nationals are most heavily concentrated, and that makes it very difficult,’ says one defence official

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023

Pakistani police say 2 blasts at facility in NW kill 7

Police say two explosions at a counterterrorism police facility in northwest Pakistan have killed at least seven people and wounded 45

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023

Months after being freed, Afghan soldier arrested at border is now on a path toward asylum and healing

Wasi and his brother pray for their family’s safety as the holy month of Ramadan ends and the Taliban continues to rule Afghanistan.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 24, 2023

Unstable British spy sent to jihadist camp killed his own child, report claims

MI6 spy who infiltrated camp used by Taliban and al-Qaeda had ‘highest possible’ level of emotional instability

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2023

British Legion tells PM: Help Afghan war heroes who helped us

The charity, which represents 180,000 British veterans, commends The Independent’s campaign to stop deportation of Afghan pilot

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2023