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Former Taliban commander pleads guilty to kidnapping of journalist, killings of US soldiers
Taliban commander accused directing attacks on American and NATO troops has pleaded guilty to charges against him, ...
Why Russia removed the Taliban's terrorist designation
Russian law still states that Taliban members must be arrested if they enter the country, but "no Taliban member has been ...
The Taliban banned Afghan girls from school. Low-paid carpet weaving is now their lifeline
The BBC speaks to young women who are now working to support their families in one of few jobs they are allowed to do.
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Russia deepens its Taliban ties with eye on shared adversary ISIS
Nearly a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin called Afghanistan’s Taliban an “ally” in countering terrorism, Moscow ...
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Russia’s top court lifts terror group designation on Afghanistan’s Taliban
Russia’s Supreme Court has lifted a ban on Afghanistan’s Taliban, who were designated as a terrorist group more than two ...
Taliban condemns Pahalgam massacre, calls attack a blow to regional security
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has denounced the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which ...
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Taliban change tune towards Afghan heritage sites
In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. "I think the Taliban have understood ...
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Afghan Women Defy Taliban Repression With Underground Protests
Movement in Afghanistan continues to fight for women's rights, justice, and freedom, defying Taliban oppression through courageous protests and activism ...