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Regional tensions rise as Pakistan hits Afghan targets and Kabul warns of wider conflict
Pakistan bombed Taliban government targets in Afghanistan's major cities overnight, officials from both countries said on Friday, with Pakistan's defence minister describing the conflict as "open war". Security sources in…
Taliban say 2 Americans held in Afghanistan were freed in a prisoner exchange
U.S.-Taliban prisoner swap exchanges two Americans for imprisoned Taliban leader.
Taliban laws ban women’s voices and bare faces in public
Taliban impose strict laws on women, public conduct, and media.
Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315
Flash floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people and injuring more than 1,600, authorities said…
Taliban says it hit back at Pakistan after air strikes in Afghanistan kill 8
Afghanistan's Taliban said on Monday that Pakistan carried out two air strikes on its territory, killing five women and three children, and…
UPDATED: Russia says four survive charter jet crash in Afghanistan, condition of two others unclear
KABUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's aviation watchdog said on Sunday four people survived the crash of a charter plane bound for Moscow in…
Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million
As the clock ticked down to the Nov. 1 deadline Pakistan set for undocumented migrants to leave the country, Muhammad Rahim boarded…
US encourages Afghanistan’s neighbours, including Pakistan, to accept refugees
By Simon Lewis and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States "strongly" encouraged Afghanistan's neighbors, including Pakistan, to allow entry for…
Taliban says plans to formally join China’s Belt and Road Initiative
By Joe Cash BEIJING, (Reuters) - The Taliban administration wants to formally join Chinese President Xi Jinping's huge 'Belt and Road' infrastructure…
Taliban to join China’s Belt and Road forum, elevating ties
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban will attend China's Belt and Road Forum next week, a spokesman said, underscoring Beijing's growing official ties…