• My Profile
  • Saved articles
  • Newsletters
  • Sign out
Sign in
  • Register
  • Sign in

News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling
TN Magazine
Special reports
Weekend

Podcasts Newsletters Follow us App Video
TN MagazineSpecial reportsWeekend
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling

          Taliban

          Read the latest news about the extremist group governing Afghanistan after American-led coalition forces withdrew in 2021

          Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the air strikes in Khost and Paktika provinces hit civilian homes. AFP

          Taliban strikes back after Pakistan's deadly attack in Afghanistan

          WorldMarch 18, 2024
          The Taliban have been enforcing dress codes on Afghan women ever more harshly in recent weeks, according to a UN special rapporteur. EPA

          Women and girls being 'erased from public life' in Afghanistan

          AsiaMarch 01, 2024
          The Taliban take photos with a sports car while Afghan motorists practice for a racing competition, on the outskirts of Kabul, on February 1. AFP

          The Taliban have to be in the room for talks on Afghanistan's future

          CommentFebruary 22, 2024
          Taliban provincial culture chief Mullah Habibullah Mujahid stands next to part of a blast wall, taken from a former US military base, on display in the Ghazni governor's compound. AFP

          Why Afghanistan's concrete jungle of blast walls is falling

          CommentDecember 19, 2023
          Soldiers secure the area after a bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan. AP

          Pakistani Taliban attack police stations in country's north-west

          AsiaDecember 15, 2023
          Unesco says Afghanistan has ranked among the worst places in the world to be born female for years. EPA

          Afghan women thrown in jail to protect them from domestic violence

          AsiaDecember 14, 2023
          A soldier at the site of the suicide bombing that killed at least 26 security personnel in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan.

          Pakistan lodges protest with Afghanistan over deadly attack

          WorldDecember 13, 2023
          A farmer working in an illegal poppy field in Hopong, Myanmar Shan State. AFP

          Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world's largest producer of opium

          AsiaDecember 12, 2023
          A soldier at the site of the bombing at the Daraban police station, in Dera Ismail Khan. AP

          Militants kill 23 in attack on Pakistan police station

          WorldDecember 12, 2023
          Two Taliban officials were hit with human rights sanctions for their repression of women and girls in Afghanistan, the US announced. AP

          Taliban and Iranian officials hit with human rights sanctions

          USDecember 08, 2023
          Since the Taliban returned to power, women have been effectively banned from public life. AFP

          Women's rights key to reintegrating Afghanistan after Taliban takeover, UN says

          USNovember 28, 2023
          Abdul Bari Omar is believed to have entered Germany via the Netherlands. EPA

          Germany condemns Taliban official's attendance at Cologne mosque event

          UKNovember 20, 2023
          Alef was working in Iran as a labourer when the October 7 earthquake killed his entire family in the Afghan village of Sia Ab, near Herat city. Sulaiman Hakemy / The National

          The plight of Afghanistan's earthquake survivors

          AsiaNovember 01, 2023
          Afghans gather near Kabul airport hoping to flee the country after the Taliban returned to power in 2021. AFP

          Most Americans say Afghanistan war was not worth fighting

          USOctober 18, 2023
          An earthquake survivor walks through the Enjil district of Herat, north-west Afghanistan on Wednesday. Reports suggest anywhere between 1,000 to 2,000 people may have died in the quakes and subsequent aftershocks. EPA

          Afghanistan's earthquakes remind us its people have been abandoned

          EditorialOctober 12, 2023
          Afghan residents clear debris of damaged houses after the earthquake in Nayeb Rafi village, Herat province. AFP

          Afghans dig mass graves as search for quake survivors continues

          AsiaOctober 10, 2023
          Read more
          IPSO regulated

          News
          UAE
          Gulf
          MENA
          US
          UK
          Europe
          Asia
          Business
          Aviation
          Economy
          Energy
          Money
          Property
          Banking
          Markets
          Opinion
          Comment
          Editorial
          Obituaries
          Cartoon
          Feedback
          Future
          Science
          Space
          Technology
          Climate
          Environment
          Road to Net Zero
          Health
          Culture
          Art & Design
          Books
          Film & TV
          Music & On-stage
          Pop Culture
          Lifestyle
          Travel
          Fashion & Beauty
          Food
          Motoring
          Luxury
          Home & Garden
          Wellbeing
          Things to do
          Sport
          Football
          Cricket
          Olympics
          F1
          Tennis
          Combat Sports
          Cycling
          Weekend
          Living in the UAE
          TN Magazine
          Podcasts Newsletters Read E-Paper Print Subscriptions Video App
          About UsContact UsWork With UsAdvertise With UsTerms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicySitemapArchiveRegistration FAQsRosalynn Carter Fellowship
          IPSO regulated
          Follow us
          Get news alerts from
          The National logo
          You can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.