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

Global Talk: From Afghanistan to Syria, an evolution of militancy

WorldJune 30, 2015

Parts of Syria conquered by ISIL are experiencing "industrial-scale" looting. AFP

Syria needs a museum in exile ... and quickly

OpinionJune 24, 2015

The Taliban launched an attack on the Afghan parliament Monday, with a suicide car bomber striking at the entrance and gunmen battling police as politicians were meeting inside to confirm the appointment of a defence minister. Shah Marai / AFP Photo

Brazen Taliban attack on Afghan parliament kills 2 civilians

WorldJune 22, 2015

Taliban launches attack on Afghan parliament — in pictures

Taliban launches attack on Afghan parliament — in pictures

WorldJune 22, 2015

Nearly 20,000 families have been forced to flee their homes in Kunduz after the Taliban launched an assault on the northern Afghan province in April. Shah Marai / AFP / May 21, 2015

Taliban assault on Kunduz ends in hollow victory for Afghans

WorldJune 20, 2015

Wear a beard or face jail, ISIL tells men in Mosul

WorldJune 01, 2015

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai walks with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during their 2013 meeting in Kabul S Sabawoon / EPA

Pakistan backs Ghani as the Taliban splinters

OpinionMay 23, 2015

The northern section of Kunar's Pech River Valley, has been a highly volatile and contested area since the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Taliban now dominate the surrounding countryside and all but control several districts of Asadabad, the capital of Kunar, say residents. Sebastiano Tomada/Sipa USA via AP Images

Faith in Afghan government wanes as Taliban expands influence in the east

WorldMay 19, 2015

Pakistan, Afghanistan sign accord to share intelligence

WorldMay 19, 2015

Abu Dhabi-based Image Nation is premiering the film Every Last Child in New York this month. It examines the struggles of polio vaccination teams in Pakistan who have repeatedly come under attack from the Taliban. Girl leaning against wall. Courtesy Image Nation

UAE film helping to encourage European polio funding

HealthMay 13, 2015

Pakistani rangers rush to guard a hospital in Karachi, where those injured in an attack on a bus were taken for treatment. Gunmen killed 43 Shiite Ismailis in the attack. Rehan Khan / EPA

Gunmen on motorcycles kill 43 Shiite bus passengers in Karachi

WorldMay 13, 2015

‘Undercover Jihadi’ shares insights at Abu Dhabi seminar

UAEMay 04, 2015

Afghan security personnel look on at the scene of a suicide attack outside a bank in Jalalabad on April 18, 2015. Noorullah Shirzada/AFP Photo

ISIL-claimed attack crosses line for beaten down Afghans

WorldMay 02, 2015

52 feared dead in Afghanistan landslide

WorldApril 28, 2015

A man holds his son who was injured in a suicide bomb attack, outside a local hospital in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Saturday. Ghulamullah Habibi / EPA

As terror incidents rise, Ghani must loosen his grip

OpinionApril 19, 2015

Afghan president Ashraf Ghani speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on November 1, 2014. Shah Marai/AFP Photo

Rifts leave Afghan unity government weak in face of Taliban and ISIL

WorldApril 18, 2015

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