Latest Taliban News
Iran condemns a Taliban delegate's failure to stand for the Iranian national anthem
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran expressed its deep displeasure Friday over a Taliban delegate's failure to stand during the Iranian national anthem at an event in Tehran, state-run media said, following a similar incident in Pakistan earlier in the week. The incident involving the Taliban...
State Department accuses House GOP of calling Blinken to testify about Afghanistan when he's away
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department lashed out Thursday at House Republicans over a subpoena for testimony about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, accusing them of repeatedly calling for hearings on days they knew Secretary of State Antony Blinken was unavailable to appear. ...
Afghanistan reopens its embassy in Oman, the Taliban say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Afghanistan’s Embassy in Oman has reopened, an official in Kabul said Tuesday, the latest sign of the growing inclusion of the Taliban among Gulf Arab countries following the United Arab Emirates’ acceptance of a Taliban ambassador last month. ...
The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. It’s a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the virus is one of the world’s most infectious and any unvaccinated groups of children where the virus is...
IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Islamic State militants killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year. The militant group claimed responsibility for the shooting, which took place on Thursday and targeted a group of...
Gunmen kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan, the Taliban said Friday, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility before the Taliban acknowledged the shootings, which took...
Congress bestows its highest honor on the 13 troops killed during Afghanistan withdrawal
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday presented Congress' highest honor — the Congressional Gold Medal — to 13 U.S. service members who were killed during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, even as the politics of a presidential election swirled around the event. ...
A second Afghan embassy says it will close after the Taliban withdrew recognition
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan's embassy in Norway is to close on Thursday, its occupants said, the second of the country's diplomatic missions to announce closure this week. It follows a statement from the Taliban at the end of July saying they would no longer recognize Afghan...
The Taliban's repression of women in Afghanistan is outrageous, the UN rights chief says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s repressive control over women and girls in Afghanistan is unparalleled and will jeopardize the country’s future, the U.N. rights chief warned Monday. Volker Türk said new morality laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public, along...
Afghanistan's London embassy to close after its diplomats were disowned by the Taliban
LONDON (AP) — Afghanistan’s embassy in London is being shut down after it was disowned by the country’s Taliban rulers, the U.K. government said Monday. The Foreign Office said “the embassy is being closed following the dismissal of its staff by the Taliban.” Britain does...
