Women have routinely taken to the streets in Kabul and other cities to protest Taliban rollback of their rights
Aafia Siddiqui, US-educated-Pakistani neuroscientist convicted of trying to kill Americans in Afghanistan, is the person whose release was sought by hostage-taker at Texas synagogue
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, known as the Pakistani Taliban or TTP, in a statement identified the dead man as Khalid Balti, saying he was killed on Sunday while traveling
HRW: 'Afghans are caught between Taliban oppression and the specter of starvation'
US-trained Afghan air force pilots flew themselves and their families to safety aboard military aircraft days before the Taliban took control
A full-blown humanitarian catastrophe looms. My message is urgent,’ says UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths
The acting Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi led his team in the talks with Ahmad Massoud and commander Ismail Khan
The deadly incident happened outside a school in Nangarhar province
Family members say Faizullah Jalal was seized by security forces from his residence in Kabul
UN warns harsh winter conditions are aggravating severe humanitarian crisis facing millions of Afghans
In historic move, judicial panel votes to appoint Justice Ayesha Malik to nation's highest court
Some analysts say Islamabad’s often strained ties with Washington are behind Pakistan's increasing reliance on China to bolster its military defenses
A Taliban Defense Ministry spokesman on Sunday criticized the fencing project, saying Pakistan had 'no right to erect barbed wire along the Durand Line and separate the tribes on both sides of the line'
Move is latest by Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention Vice, which is responsible for administering the Taliban’s interpretation of Islam
Meanwhile, the death toll has risen to at least 6 from Thursday's roadside bombing in Quetta
The government achieves target it set in May
Police say explosive was in vehicle parked outside college in central Quetta
Islamabad has pledged about $28 million worth of humanitarian aid to Kabul, including 50,000 metric tons of wheat, winter shelter and emergency medical supplies
The protest comes two days after the ministry issued travel curbs on women across Afghanistan, further curtailing their rights
The information minister denounced the Taliban policy as a “retrogressive thinking”
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