The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 2021 for the second time. Since then, the former insurgents have consolidated their grip on power, excluded women and girls from public life, stamped out ...

Since the Taliban's return in August 2021, Afghan women's basic freedoms have been systematically curtailed, transforming them into privileges. Girls are barred from secondary education and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday became the ...

Russia has become the first nation to recognize the Taliban government of Afghanistan since it took power in 2021, announcing on Thursday it has accepted an ambassador from the Islamist group. “We ...

At first glance, the criminal code appears to be a typical legal framework. But the state’s goal is not to protect citizens, ...

The Taliban has gained de facto international acceptance since seizing power in Afghanistan in 2021, despite widespread human rights abuses. Western countries and the EU have been engaging with the ...

Tajikistan and Afghanistan's Taliban have engaged in a flurry of diplomacy in recent months to ease tensions and prevent armed clashes along their long, shared border. Tajik and Taliban officials have ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list of ...