Afghanistan’s favorite sport is thriving, even under Taliban rule
The fast-paced equestrian game of buzkashi is a welcome distraction in rural Afghanistan, blighted by drought and poverty, ...
Taliban allows Afghanistan’s national sport buzkashi to thrive despite past bans
The Taliban has allowed buzkashi, Afghanistan’s national sport, to thrive despite past bans, drawing large crowds but ...
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Hard Numbers: Rebels advance in DRC, Yuge trade corridor, Tragic flooding strikes US, UN seeks billions for Sudan, Taliban visits Japan, Plane crashes in Toronto
M23 rebels are meeting little resistance in their advance on Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, further ...
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Analysis: From Afghanistan to America: the rising reach of the Islamic State Khorasan Province
Four years after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the threat posed by the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has ...
Taliban raids and suspends Afghanistan’s only women’s radio station
The Taliban suspended the operation of Afghanistan’s only women’s radio station after raiding its premises on Tuesday, ...
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Afghanistan’s Taliban govt makes first diplomatic trip to Japan
A Taliban delegation arrived in Japan on Sunday, marking the first time that the rulers of Afghanistan have made a diplomatic ...
The Taliban* called the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan a miracle
The withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan on February 15, 1989 is "the end of a dark era and a miracle." This was ...
Key shift in India-Afghanistan trade since Taliban takeover in 2021: Exports slump, imports surge
Fig, asafoetida, apple & saffron major imports; trade gradually resuming with ‘cautious optimism’, say experts ...
Reclusive Taliban leader speaks of importance of modern education in a rare university visit
The Taliban leader has made a rare visit to a university in Afghanistan in his first known trip to a modern education institution.
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Taliban holding on to $7 billion of U.S. military equipment left behind after withdrawal
More than three years after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the country's new leaders insist they have improved people's lives, but for years the Taliban has ruled with an iron fist ...
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban vow to stay united despite "enemy" bids to cause rifts
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers will stay united despite enemies' efforts to create divisions among the movement's leaders and ...
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Afghanistan’s Taliban makes debut diplomatic trip to Japan
Delegation says Taliban seeks ‘dignified’ global interaction as it builds ‘strong’ and ‘developed’ Afghanistan.