Taliban
Afghan women’s rights advocates urge Melania Trump to support girls facing Taliban restrictions
Over 100 Afghan women’s rights defenders have written to Melania Trump, urging her to help restore education and freedom to Afghan women and girls under Taliban rule.
Maduro returns to US court as rare narcoterrorism law faces key test at trial - analysis
Afghanistan releases American detainee in an effort to improve Taliban, US relations
Pakistan denies deadly Kabul hospital attack, says it struck Taliban military site
America's rushed Afghan pullout allowed Taliban to traffic US weapons to Houthis - report
Sources claim that half the weapons left behind by the US have been lost, sold or smuggled.
Taliban release detained US citizen Faye Hall
Faye Hall was received at the Qatari embassy in Kabul and confirmed to be in good health after undergoing a series of medical checks.
How ISIS and al-Qaeda are expanding across North Africa - opinion
As long as terrorist groups exploit illicit trade networks, the risk of their expansion into North Africa and Europe remains dangerously high.
Spanish police arrest 11 suspected members of Pakistani Taliban in Barcelona
The suspects are accused of ties to a Pakistani-origin terrorist organization that promoted violent actions—including murders and beheadings—via encrypted communication channels.
Trump: ‘We were going to keep Bagram, not because of Afghanistan but because of China’
The US president says Bagram Air Base is a critical asset for countering China, as experts debate the feasibility of reclaiming abandoned US military equipment in Afghanistan.
Islamism: The Left’s moral black hole - opinion
Liberals are more concerned with “Islamophobia” than with the content of Islamist doctrine. It is they who are guilty of a profound failure of empathy.
Taliban minister flees after condemning ban on women's education - report
Senior Taliban official Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai has reportedly left Afghanistan after publicly opposing the regime's ban on women's education.
HTS are aiming to create Taliban-style Sharia government - opinion
No one wishes failure for the new Syria or strives to bring it about. Our region has grown weary of wars and conflict. These newcomers from extreme terrorist groups must now prove themselves.
Taliban and Iran's top diplomats meet to tackle migrants, water rights, and security
This meeting between foreign ministers is the highest-level delegation publicized since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
Trump aid freeze strands Afghan visa holders in Albania
Nearly 200,000 Afghans have been resettled in the US with SIVs or as refugees since 2021. Trump's victorious 2024 reelection campaign included promises of strict immigration policies.
