Pakistan, Taliban and suicide attack
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Peter and Barbie Reynolds were released by the Taliban in September after being detained for seven-and-a-half months. Brits, Canadians and Danes were among those who saw the toughest fighting, writes the BBC's security correspondent.
Schools shut their doors in protest and Pakistanis across the country held vigils Wednesday to pray for a 14-year-old girl who was shot by a Taliban gunman after daring to advocate education for girls and criticize the militant group.
Since Trump’s return to office, refugee processing and government funding for Afghans’ flights have been halted under two executive orders.
After reports the US could send 1,100 Afghans who assisted the US to the DRC, the Taliban urged them to instead head back to their homeland.
In mid-August, the Taliban marked the fourth anniversary of their ascension to power in Afghanistan. During this period, the movement has maintained control over Afghanistan and succeeded in establishing active diplomatic engagements with a number of ...
Pakistan says its troops have targeted and destroyed several Afghan Taliban posts in a remote southwestern region.
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Afghanistan said inspection teams have been deployed to markets in Kabul’s Districts 6 and 7 to enforce a ban on the sale of firecrackers. Based on the order of the leader of the Islamic Emirate, the inspection teams are warning traders to comply with the orders or face strict legal actions.
Sources in the Pakistani Taliban told RFE/RL that the group’s leadership has been ordered to relocate from the Afghan capital, Kabul, where it is allegedly based.