Taliban kill IS leader behind Kabul airport bombing
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) By Nadine Yousif BBC News The Islamic State group mastermind thought to have planned the…
Afghanistan’s female TV presenters must cover their faces, say Taliban
By Simon Fraser BBC News The Taliban have ordered female Afghan TV presenters and other women on screen to cover…
Afghanistan: Taliban orders TikTok, PUBG ban for ‘misleading’ youths
The Taliban has ordered a ban on video-sharing app TikTok and online multi-player game PUBG, insisting they were leading Afghan…
Afghanistan: ‘Blood and fear everywhere’ after deadly IS blast
Dozens of people have been killed or injured in four explosions across Afghanistan on Thursday, local officials and journalists have…
Kabul blasts kill six and wound 20 at boys’ school
Two bomb blasts at a boys’ school in the Afghan capital Kabul have killed at least six people and wounded…
Afghans turn to cryptocurrencies amid US sanctions
By Anamaria Silic BBC US sanctions, failing banks, and the drying up of foreign aid and cash transfers since the…
Afghanistan: Taliban accused over abducted women’s rights protester
By Yogita Limaye BBC News, Kabul The Taliban have allegedly taken a woman from her home by force after…
NZ to allow in pregnant reporter who sought Taliban help
A pregnant New Zealand journalist who said she turned to the Taliban for help after being unable to return home…
Afghanistan twin quakes kill at least 22 in poorest areas
At least 22 people have been killed so far after back-to-back earthquakes struck the west of Afghanistan on Monday, officials…
Ashraf Ghani: Ex-Afghan president describes moment he fled the Taliban
Afghanistan’s former president has defended his decision to flee the country as the Taliban closed in earlier this year, saying…