The Latest Breaking News from Taliban

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres condemned on Wednesday a ban by Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Afghan women working for the United Nations, calling it "an intolerable violation of the most basic human rights" that should be immediately revoked.

All staff in Afghanistan ordered to stay home for 48 hours to give officials time to negotiate with Taliban

The United Nations told some 3,300 Afghan staff not to come to work in Afghanistan for the next two days after the Taliban authorities signaled on Tuesday that they would enforce a ban on Afghan women working for the world body.

A northern Virginia man convicted on terrorism charges as a teenager has been sent back to prison for a year after violating conditions of his release by meeting with convicted Taliban supporter John Walker Lindh and others linked to terrorism

Multiple-award-winning journalist garners second win in three years for excellence in work produced by and for women.

In the latest example of public punishments carried out by the Taliban, two men were publicly humiliated and forced to wear a chador, a full-length hijab traditionally worn by women. But other punishments meted out by the Taliban have been far more violent, including flagellations and public executions. While Afghan…

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A police spokesman says an ISIL hideout in Nahri Shahi district was targeted and six fighters were killed.

Former British embassy guards arrested and detained, with some reportedly told they will be forcibly removed