Former BBC colleagues of British journalist Andrew North have expressed their concerns after claims that he had been kidnapped by the Taliban. (Andrew North/Twitter) the … Read more
Sources say the former BBC reporter based in Afghanistan is among nine people kidnapped in recent months as the UN confirms two journalists have been … Read more
The United Nations has asked the Taliban to provide information about two more female activists allegedly detained by the group this week, bringing the number … Read more
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Driving home from a wedding that evening, everyone in the car fell silent as they approached the checkpoint in Kabul, manned … Read more
One was at work, the other at home on the day the Taliban swept into Kabul last year. Within days, Janagha and Shafiqullah Sarwari’s lives … Read more
LGBTQ Afghans have been increasingly threatened, beaten and raped since the Taliban took control of the country in August, a new report says. Advocacy groups … Read more
This statement may anger the Norwegian hosts of the Taliban. Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt had previously stressed that the talks were “not legitimizing or … Read more
A Taliban delegation led by Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday began three-day talks with Western government officials and Afghan civil society figures … Read more
The Taliban have arrested a popular university professor and outspoken critic of successive Afghan governments, including the new rulers in Kabul, the group’s spokesman said … Read more
Afghanistan’s former president said he had no choice but to abruptly leave Kabul as the Taliban approached and opposed a peaceful takeover agreement, denying the … Read more
