Russia's top court removes terrorist designation on Afghanistan's Taliban Russian officials have recently emphasised the need ...

The Taliban morality police in Afghanistan have detained men and their barbers over hairstyles and others for missing prayers ...

That same month, a top UN official warned the laws provided a 'distressing vision' for the country's future by adding to ...

and dress code restrictions on women and girls. Taliban officials have rejected U.N. concerns about the morality laws.

With the Taliban back in power, there are many restrictions on media and entertainment. Music is banned, and so are women appearing on TV dramas. Female news presenters have to wear masks on air. Live ...

Rifts are growing among Taliban officials over the group's decision to ban girls from secondary education, leading at least one minister to leave Afghanistan and forcing families to move so ...

A BRITISH pensioner held hostage by the Taliban has described Afghanistan's most notorious prison as "the nearest thing to hell". Peter Reynolds, 79, also raised concerns about his wife Barbie ...

Peter Reynolds, 79, and wife Barbie, 75, have been in prison since the start of February The son of a British couple who were detained by the Taliban nine weeks ago is calling on the US to help ...

In the two months since Donald Trump became president, the Taliban has ratcheted up its efforts to ingratiate itself with the Trump administration, appearing to sense an opening to re-establish ...

PASO CANOAS — Marwa fled Taliban rule in Afghanistan because she wanted to study, work and wear jeans. Now, thanks to Donald Trump's deportations, she's detained in the Costa Rican jungle, her life in ...