From looms to laptops, Afghan women lose lifeline in Taliban internet ban

KABUL (Reuters) -In a dim home used as a small business in Afghanistan, women bent over bright cloth use needles to form ...

The Taliban are reaching out — and some countries are responding

Anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe, concerns about militancy in Asia and acceptance that the Taliban regime is unlikely to ...

Taliban release British couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds after months-long detention in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have released British couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds, who were held for almost eight months ...

Taliban release British couple who had been held for months on undisclosed charges

The case of Peter and Barbie Reynolds underlined Western concerns over the actions of the Taliban since they overthrew the ...

The Taliban begins implementing fiber optic internet ban to ‘prevent immorality’ in Afghanistan — swathes of the country plunged into cyberspace darkness

Afghanistan’s fiber networks are being disconnected by the governing Taliban. The reason for the ban on fast internet ...

Mark Ruffalo warns we're headed to 'living under the Taliban' under Trump rule

Marvel actor Mark Ruffalo compared President Donald Trump's government to living under the Taliban after Jimmy Kimmel's show ...

The Taliban reject Trump’s bid to retake Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

Trump has renewed his call to reestablish a US presence at Bagram, even saying “we’re talking now to Afghanistan” about the ...

Pakistan's dilemma: Revive economy with US deal or risk Taliban wrath over Bagram

Pakistan is set to walk the tight rope as its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir are slated to hold a ...