The Latest Breaking News from Taliban

Hundreds of Afghans risk 11-country trek to seek haven in United States

Their journey starts with a humanitarian visa for Brazil: one of the few remaining exit routes for Afghans fleeing Taliban rule.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2023

Peshawar, the city of flowers, becomes epicenter of violence

The Pakistani city of Peshawar was once known as “the city of flowers” but has borne the brunt of rising militancy in the region for the past decades

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

Pakistan blames 'security lapse' for mosque bombing as death toll reaches 100

Pakistani authorities scrambled Tuesday to determine how a suicide bomber was able to carry out one of the country’s deadliest militant attacks in years, unleashing an explosion in a crowded mosque inside a highly secured police compound in the city of Peshawar. The death toll from the blast climbed to…

France 24 · Jan 31, 2023

Suicide bomber targets police in Pakistan mosque attack, dozens killed

A suicide bomber struck a crowded mosque inside a police compound in Pakistan on Monday, causing the roof to collapse and killing at least 83 people and wounding more than 150 others, most of them police officers, officials said.

France 24 · Jan 30, 2023

An explosion at a Pakistan mosque leaves dozens dead and more than 150 injured

A powerful blast struck on Monday inside a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 59 people, according to hospital and police officials.

WEKU · Jan 30, 2023

Suicide Bomber Breaches High Security, Kills 59 in Pakistani Mosque

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded mosque in a highly fortified security compound in Pakistan on Monday, killing 59 people, the latest attack by resurgent extremist militants targeting police in the unstable country. Police said the attacker appeared to have passed through several barricades manned by security…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 2023

She joined the women’s protests against the Taliban in Afghanistan. Now she’s wants the UK to take her in

‘When it was time for her to flee to safety, the UK’s doors closed’

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023

Taliban warn women can't take entry exams at universities

The Taliban are doubling down on their ban on women’s education, reinforcing in a message to private universities that Afghan women are barred from taking university entry exams

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023

Afghan female students not allowed to sit university entrance exam - Taliban ministry

The Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education ordered private universities in Afghanistan not to allow female students to sit university entrance exams next month, underscoring its policy to restrict women from tertiary education.

Reuters · Jan 28, 2023

Afghan cartoonist, now a refugee, sheds light on plight of women

Sayed Muhammad Hussainy says it is his duty to help strengthen the voices of women living under the Taliban’s rule.

Al Jazeera · Jan 28, 2023