The Latest Breaking News from Taliban

End of the age of soft power?

The 21st century was to be driven by the win-win use of soft power — but in the last few years global leaders have rejected it in favour of a ‘might is right’ attitude

The Hindu · May 4, 2022

His bus has been shot and blown up but this US veteran is still crossing Ukraine, saving lives

EXCLUSIVE: Project Dynamo’s cofounder Bryan Stern tells Rachel Sharp about both the heartbreaking goodbyes and the emotional reunions as he carries out dangerous rescue missions to evacuate people out of Ukraine

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

Brit in Afghanistan thanked Taliban for 'amazing' meal before getting food poisoning

The 22-year-old boasted to his Twitter followers about all the "amazing" food he bagged for just £20 before falling ill a few hours later

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2022

Judge in Afghanistan ‘backstabbed’ by UK government’s refusal of sanctuary

Officials say man in hiding who helped prosecute terrorists does not meet relocation criteria, despite high court ruling in his favour

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022

Second bombing in two days in Kabul on eve of Eid al-Fitr holiday

A bomb blast in a passenger van in Kabul on Saturday killed at least one person, officials said, in the second explosion in the Afghan capital in two days, as security concerns rise on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.

Reuters · Apr 30, 2022

Blast kills more than 50 at Kabul mosque, its leader says

A powerful explosion killed more than 50 worshippers after Friday prayers at a Kabul mosque, its leader said, the latest in a series of attacks on civilian targets in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Reuters · Apr 29, 2022

Powerful explosion at Kabul mosque kills at least 10 people

A Taliban spokesman says a powerful explosion at a Sunni mosque in Kabul has killed at least 10 worshippers and wounded 20

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

50 killed in explosion at Kabul mosque during Friday prayers

Emergency Hospital in downtown Kabul said it was treating 21 patients wounded in the blast

Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2022

Powerful blast at Kabul mosque kills at least 10 people

A powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 20, a Taliban spokesman said.

France 24 · Apr 29, 2022

Shabana Basij-Rasikh: The ongoing fight to educate Afghan girls

In 2016, Shabana Basij-Rasikh created Afghanistan's School of Leadership for girls. When the Taliban took control in 2021, she helped her students flee and continued their education abroad.

WEKU · Apr 29, 2022