Black Hawk helicopter crashes during Taliban training, 3 killed
A Black Hawk helicopter commandeered by the Taliban after the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan crashed during a training session ...
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Taliban celebrate anniversary of foreign troop withdrawal
By Jay Deshmukh The Taliban declared Wednesday a national holiday and lit up the capital with coloured lights to celebrate ...
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Taliban stronger than ever a year after takeover
"The recent assassination of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri by a US drone strike on his hideout in Kabul shows how ...
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Stop interfering in Afghanistan, says leader
Kabul—The Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada called Friday for the world to stop telling them how to run Afghanistan, ...
Read moreAll-male meeting seen to affirm Taliban rule
Thousands of Afghan religious scholars and tribal elders gathered in the capital Thursday for a men-only meeting the Taliban hope ...
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Afghanistan leader hails ‘security’ in rare appearance to mark Eid
KANDAHAR—Afghanistan’s supreme leader appeared publicly for only the second time in six years on Sunday, telling worshippers celebrating Eid al-Fitr ...
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Recognize our gov’t, Taliban chief exhorts world leaders
Kabul—Afghanistan’s supreme leader called again Friday for the international community to recognize the Taliban government, saying the world had become ...
Read morePakistan seeks ‘stern actions’ vs. militants
Pakistan on Sunday called on the Taliban government in Kabul to take “stern actions” against militants launching attacks against the ...
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Taliban leader orders ban on poppy
cultivation, warns of strict crackdown
Kabul — The Taliban’s supreme leader on Sunday ordered a ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, warning that the hardline ...
Read moreTaliban bans Afghan women without male relative from boarding flights
The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from boarding flights unless accompanied by a male relative, aviation ...
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