'Cutting off hands is very necessary for security,' Taliban official says
Taliban founder dismisses outrage over past public executions, says, “No one will tell us what our laws should be."
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Taliban say no al-Qaida or ISIS in Afghanistan
"We are committed to the fact that, from Afghanistan, there will not be any danger to any country," says Taliban ...
Will Taliban's return feed Kashmir insurgency?
India is watching events in Afghanistan anxiously, concerned that the rise of the radical regime will benefit Pakistan.
Afghanistan's Taliban government vows to prevent terrorist attacks
Amir Khan Mutaqi, a longtime Taliban negotiator named as foreign minister, cautions foreign countries against interfering in Afghanistan’s domestic affairs.
'Don't focus on hate': World marks 20th anniversary of 9/11
“So much of our politics has become a naked appeal to anger, fear and resentment,” says former US President George ...
Afghanistan's last Jew leaves after Taliban takeover
Born in 1959, Zebulon Simentov has endured decades of war as the country's centuries-old Jewish community rapidly dwindled, but the ...
Taliban celebrate 'complete independence' as last US troops leave Afghanistan
Shaky video footage distributed by the Taliban showed fighters entering the airport after the last US troops took off a ...
Qatar stepping into Afghan vacuum left by US withdrawal
The Qataris' role in the evacuations reflects its position as host of the Middle East’s biggest US military base, but ...
Iran's Raisi says 'regional cooperation' can calm Afghanistan
In meeting with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says Afghanistan's neighbors should "work together" to ...
UAE evacuates 28,000 Afghans fleeing Taliban
United Arab Emirates and Qatar are instrumental staging posts for evacuation flights for Western countries' citizens as well as Afghan ...