Taliban's reclusive supreme leader appears, belying rumours of his death
FILE PHOTO: Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada is seen in an undated photograph, posted on a Taliban twitter feed on May 25, 2016, [...]
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Exclusive-U.S. delegation to meet Taliban in first high-level talks since pullout – officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. delegation will meet with senior Taliban representatives in Doha on Saturday and Sunday in their first face-to-face meeting [...]
Exclusive-Echoes, uncertainty as Afghan pilots await U.S. help in Tajikistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S.-trained Afghan pilot was talking to Reuters on a smuggled cellphone from Tajikistan, where he is being held, when [...]
Sunni scholars who left Afghanistan hope Islam's tolerant message survives Taliban
CAIRO (Reuters) – Clerics from Egypt’s ancient seat of Sunni study Al-Azhar, who spent years teaching in Afghanistan and were planning to open [...]
Exclusive-Taliban names Afghan U.N. envoy, asks to speak to world leaders
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations in New York this week and nominated [...]
U.S. says Kabul drone strike killed 10 civilians, including children, in 'tragic mistake'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A drone strike in Kabul last month killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children, the U.S. military said on [...]
Blinken defends Afghan withdrawal at testy U.S. congressional hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Secretary of State Antony Blinken beat back criticism of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan on Monday at a contentious [...]
Analysis: As West ponders aid for Afghanistan, China and Pakistan quick to provide relief
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – As international donors gather in Geneva on Monday to discuss humanitarian relief for Afghanistan under Taliban rule, neighbours China and [...]
World wary of Taliban government, Afghans urge action on rights and economy
(Reuters) – Foreign countries greeted the makeup of the new government in Afghanistan with caution and dismay on Wednesday after the Taliban appointed [...]
Taliban, opposition fight for Afghan holdout province, top U.S. general warns of civil war
(Reuters) – Taliban and opposition forces battled on Saturday to control the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last Afghan province holding out [...]