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Taliban celebrate ‘victory day’ five years after seizing power in Afghanistan

Five years after seizing power, the Taliban are projecting control in Afghanistan while rights groups warn of deepening humanitarian crises and sweeping restrictions on women.

 Taliban soldiers celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street near the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023.
Taliban security personnel climb barefoot up a steep and sandy mountainside on a weekend at the Sayad area of Reg-e-Rawan in Kapisa province on April 24, 2026.

Russia says it's establishing 'full-fledged partnership' with Afghan Taliban

Residents gather as heavy machinery clears the rubble of a damaged police post after a car bombing in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan May 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

Fourteen Pakistani police officers killed in car bombing, ambush in Bannu

People carry the coffins of victims, who died in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre, during a mass burial, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 18, 2026.

Taliban, Pakistan declare Eid al-Fitr ceasefire in conflict that has killed hundreds


US strikes at Islamic State militants in Kabul as withdrawal nears end

President Joe Biden warned another attack was highly likely, and the situation in Afghanistan remained "extremely dangerous."

 A CH-46 Sea Knight military transport helicopter flies over Kabul, Afghanistan this week.

Explosion in Kabul; US airstrike targets suicide bombers - report

A Taliban spokesperson claimed the target was an ISIS-K suicide bomber who was planning to carry out an attack at the Kabul airport, reports say.

 US Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) process evacuees as they go through the Evacuation Control Center (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 28, 2021.

Bennett is attempting a 'new spirit' in his relationship with Biden

Neither Bennett nor Biden wants to shake up the Middle East or the governing coalition in Jerusalem, so they smile, shake hands and agree to disagree

 PM Bennett meets with President Biden in Washington

US on alert for more attacks, White House: next few days most dangerous

The White House said the next few days of the evacuation in Kabul were likely to be the most dangerous.

 UK coalition forces, Turkish coalition forces, and US Marines assist a child during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul

Israeli military officials warned of ISIS threat before Kabul attack

Israel is concerned that a flood of advanced weapons falling into Taliban hands will end up in the hands of terrorist groups.

 Crowds of people wait outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 25, 2021 in this picture obtained from social media.

US strikes Islamic State in Afghanistan after deadly Kabul attack

US Central Command said the strike took place in Nangahar province, east of Kabul. It did not say whether the target was connected with the airport attack.

 A horde of people run towards the Kabul Airport Terminal, after Taliban insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul, August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from video obtained from social media

Israeli politicians react to Kabul airport bombing

Israeli politicians took to Twitter to impart their thoughts on the bombing at the Kabul airport.

 A screen grab shows people outside a hospital after an attack at Kabul airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan August 26, 2021.

Afghanistan: How are the US, allies handling the evacuation?

The United States and coalition partners have evacuated about 100,100 people since Aug. 14, the day before the Taliban entered Kabul, the White House said on Thursday.

 UK coalition forces, Turkish coalition forces, and US Marines assist a child during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul

Biden on Kabul suicide bombings: 'We will hunt you down and make you pay'

Terror group ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the bombings near Kabul airport that killed over 70 civilians, 28 Taliban members, 13 US troops.

 Crowds of people show their documents to U.S. troops outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 26, 2021

Bennett, Biden talk ahead of delayed meeting

The suicide bombings took place an hour before the leaders were set to meet for the first time in the White House on Thursday.

 Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and US President Joe Biden.