In a stunning geopolitical shift, Russia has become the first country to officially recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan. Russian Ambassador Dmitry Zhirnov personally conveyed the ...

Experts monitoring the Taliban’s new diplomacy push in Asia say China could follow suit, paving the way for wider recognition ...

The Taliban swept back to power in 2021 after ousting the foreign-backed government and have imposed an austere version of Islamic law.

(Reuters) -- Russia said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first ...

Since the return of the Taliban in 2021, Afghan women correspondents have documented the struggles and triumphs of their lives under the oppressive regime which strips them of even the most basic ...

In this thrilling culinary journey through Kabul, we uncover one of the city’s best-kept secrets: a whole flame-grilled ...

THE streets of Kabul have changed since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, becoming cleaner and safer — but more sombre. Under Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership, municipal authorities in ...

A video appears to show Taliban security forces patrolling Kabul on rollerblades. The uniformed troops carry AK-47s as they weave through traffic. The Taliban took complete control of Afghanistan ...

Your guess is as good as ours on why, but video circulating on YouTube and other social channels appears to show AK-47-armed Taliban security forces patrolling busy streets in Kabul on rollerblades.

Women take to Kabul’s streets to protest being barred from universities About 50 demonstrate latest loss of women’s rights in Afghanistan, until the crowd is broken up.

A group of female protesters marched in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on November 24 to mark the upcoming International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The veiled women carried ...

The young girl is not alone. UNICEF estimates that there are 60,000 street children in Kabul, alone. Thousands more were forced out of their homes in the days following the Taliban takeover.