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: Taliban unveil new rules banning women in TV dramas
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) Women have been banned from appearing in television dramas in Afghanistan under new rules imposed…
‘I feel free’ – LGBT Afghan refugees arrive in UK
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) I feel like “a human being for the first time” in my life, a gay…
Interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 leaves Afghanistan
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then-senator Joe Biden from the harsh Afghanistan countryside has…
Taliban ask to speak at UN General Assembly in New York
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly this…
Afghanistan: Taliban leaders in bust-up at presidential palace, sources say
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) A major row broke out between leaders of the Taliban over the make-up of the…
Afghanistan: UN condemns Taliban’s brutal crackdown on protests
September 11 attacks The UN has condemned the Taliban for their “increasingly violent response” to dissent, weeks after the…
Afghanistan: First foreigners fly out of Kabul since US pull-out
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) Dozens of international passengers – including UK citizens – have flown out of Kabul in…
Afghanistan: Women protest against all-male Taliban government
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) Dozens of women in Kabul and the north-eastern Afghan province of Badakhshan have protested against the…
Afghanistan: Taliban break up women’s rights protest in Kabul
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) Taliban officials have broken up a demonstration by dozens of women in Kabul demanding rights…