Four civilians killed as heavy fighting breaks out at Afghanistan-Pakistan border Taliban accuses Pakistan of starting clashes by throwing grenade at Afghan border troops The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2025
Afghanistan says Pakistani airstrikes in east of the country have killed 10 people, mostly children Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan of launching overnight airstrikes in three eastern provinces, killing 10 civilians The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025
Taliban say nine children killed in latest Pakistani attack as border tensions soar Kabul accuses Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes day after suicide bombers target major security installation on other side of border The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025
Peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan collapse amid mounting border clashes However, the ceasefire between the two South Asian neighbours will continue, a Taliban spokesperson said on Saturday The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2025
Afghanistan and Pakistan head to Turkey for second round of crisis talks Officials in Afghanistan and Pakistan say delegations are going to Turkey for a second round of crisis talks The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025
Afghanistan and Pakistan pledge to respect ceasefire after more than a week of deadly fighting Afghanistan and Pakistan say they will respect a ceasefire mediated by Qatar and Turkey The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2025
Pakistan, Afghanistan Talks Begin In Qatar: Taliban Pakistani and Afghan officials began talks in Qatar on Saturday to defuse tensions, a senior Taliban official said, after at least 10 Afghanis were killed in Pakistani airstrikes following a brief truce. International Business Times · Oct 18, 2025
Pakistan To Hold Talks With Afghanistan In Qatar After Latest Strikes Pakistan officials will hold talks in Qatar Saturday with their Afghan counterparts, a day after Islamabad launched air strikes on its neighbour killing at least 10 people and breaking a ceasefire that had brought two days of calm to the border. International Business Times · Oct 18, 2025
New Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clashes Kill Dozens, Officials Say Dozens of troops and civilians were killed in a fresh round of border skirmishes between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials on both sides of the frontier said, as clashes entered their second week. International Business Times · Oct 15, 2025
Afghanistan says more than a dozen civilians killed in renewed border fighting with Pakistan The Taliban government in Afghanistan says more than a dozen Afghan civilians were killed and over 100 others were wounded in renewed fighting with Pakistan The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025
Afghanistan says it killed dozens of Pakistani soldiers in overnight border clashes Afghanistan said the soldiers were killed in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace. Euronews · Oct 12, 2025
Pakistan closes border with Afghanistan as Taliban claims 58 soldiers killed in major attack Pakistan shuts its border crossings with Afghanistan as it promises ‘befitting reply like India’ The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025
Trump claims he is talking with Taliban about deal to retake Bagram airbase. Experts say it would amount to reinvasion Securing the former US airbase in Afghanistan would take a mammoth military operation The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025
How the Taliban’s propaganda empire consumed Afghan media In four years, the Taliban have annihilated Afghanistan’s independent media sector and supplanted it with their own propaganda empire and sophisticated digital bots that flood social media with pro-Taliban content. Newslaundry · Aug 18, 2025
Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2025 After a year of hostility, Pakistan and Afghanistan seek diplomatic reboot Ishaq Dar visits Kabul as Pakistan and Afghanistan attempt to revive stalled diplomatic ties amid refugee expulsion.
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2025 Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected despite ban on education Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021, they have banned education for women and girls beyond sixth grade and most employment
The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2025 Taliban dismiss Trump’s claim about Chinese presence at Bagram airfield Afghanistan calls US president’s statement ‘emotional’ and ‘based on unsubstantiated information’
International Business Times · Sep 11, 2024 Afghanistan Says To Begin Work On Huge Gas Pipeline Afghanistan said Wednesday work would begin on a $10 billion gas pipeline traversing South Asia as officials joined dignitaries in neighbouring Turkmenistan to celebrate its completion on that side of the border.
Al Jazeera · Sep 3, 2024 ISIL claims responsibility for deadly Kabul attack The group said the blast targeted the Taliban’s prosecution service to ‘avenge Muslims’ held in its prisons.
International Business Times · Aug 30, 2024 Taliban's Morality Ministry Refuses To Cooperate With UN Afghan Mission The Taliban government's morality ministry said it would not cooperate with the United Nations mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".
The Conversation · Aug 28, 2024 The Taliban’s harsh new ‘vice and virtue’ laws are a throwback to the oppression of the 1990s – especially for the women of Afghanistan Until the collapse of Afghanistan’s US-backed government in August 2021, few knew clearly what the Taliban wanted once they had returned to power. Some western officials and observers hoped for a big change from the regime, which had governed the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate in the 1990s.
International Business Times · Aug 26, 2024 Afghanistan Taliban Govt Rejects Criticism Of Morality Law As 'Arrogance' Afghanistan's Taliban authorities responded on Monday to criticism of recently codified morality rules, saying rejecting the legislation without understanding Islamic law showed "arrogance".
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024 Taliban rejects UN concerns over laws banning women's voices and bare faces in public The Taliban has rejected concerns and criticism from the United Nations over new vice and virtue laws which include a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public
International Business Times · Jul 1, 2024 Taliban Told To 'Include Women' In Public Life At UN Talks Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at official talks in Doha.
France 24 · Jun 30, 2024 Taliban sends its first delegation to a UN-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan The Taliban government, which has imposed severe restrictions on women since seizing power in 2021 that the UN has described as a system of "gender apartheid", will send its first delegation to the third round of talks on the Afghan crisis starting in Qatar on Sunday.