Taliban, Pakistan and Afghanistan
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Mujahid clarified that the Taliban would show sympathy and possibly cooperate with Iran if requested, but the group is not committing to joining a retaliatory war against the US. The Taliban will aid
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have introduced a sweeping new penal code that rights groups warn effectively legalises domestic violence and
The Taliban has quietly enacted a new penal code that allows husbands to physically punish their wives and children as long as it doesn't cause broken bones or open wounds. The Rawadari human rights
At hospitals, at seminaries and on buses, the Taliban is stepping up enforcement of rules on women's dress in the city of Herat.
ISLAMABAD, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Tensions have heated up again between Islamabad and Kabul this week after Pakistan launched airstrikes on militant targets in Afghanistan. Pakistani security sources said the strike killed at least 70 terrorists,
The Taliban’s new 90-page criminal code introduces class-based justice, weak penalties for abuse and repeals Afghanistan’s 2009 law protecting women from violence.
Pakistan’s recent airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan represent the most significant escalation in Islamabad’s crossborder counterterrorism posture since 2017.
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Tuesday it had released three Pakistani soldiers captured during border clashes in October, in a move mediated by Saudi Arabia amid strained ties and a prolonged frontier closure between the two neighbours.
The Pakistan Air Force on Sunday launched a series of airstrikes in Nangarhar and Paktika, leaving some 18 people dead, including women and children.