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US says it supports Pakistan's right to defend itself amid renewed conflict with Afghanistan
The US considers the Afghan Taliban to be a terrorist group, and Islamabad accuses Afghanistan of harboring terrorists that it blames for plotting attacks in Pakistan.
Afghanistan gets hit by a third earthquake in days as the Hindu Kush shakes again
Pakistan conducts ground operation, strikes along Afghanistan border, kills 29 fighters
Three Pakistani rangers killed, four injured by faction of Taliban in Karachi, military says
Taliban releases US citizen after visit by envoy, source says
Amir Amiri, who had been detained in Afghanistan since December 2024, was released through Qatari mediation and on his way to Doha.
From looms to laptops, Afghan women lose lifeline in Taliban internet ban
The ban was said to prevent immoral activities. Instead, it has cut off business and education opportunities.
Taliban rejects Trump demand to return Bagram Air Base
Taliban rejects Trump’s demand to return Bagram Air Base, citing Afghanistan’s sovereignty under the Doha Agreement. Trump warns “bad things” could follow if the US doesn’t regain control.
Trump says 'bad things' will happen if Afghanistan's Taliban does not return Bagram air base
"If Afghanistan doesn’t give Bagram Airbase back to those that built it, the United States of America, BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN," US President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post.
Trump seeks to reclaim Taliban-conquered air base in Afghanistan
Trump has cited Bagram’s proximity to China as one of the main motivations behind this proposed move, stating that the location is “about an hour away from where China is developing nuclear weapons."
UK couple freed by Taliban after Qatari mediation, official says
Barbie and Peter Reynolds, whose family had voiced serious concerns over their health and their ability to survive Taliban custody, were detained by the group's interior ministry on February 1.
If Doha wants to be the Switzerland of the Middle East, it must be neutral mediator - editorial
Qatar is a small state with big ambitions. It has mastered the way to confuse the West into thinking that Doha talks to everyone, when in reality, it is not an impartial mediator.
Taliban chief orders internet blackouts, calling the web the ‘root of all evil’
The emerging policy threatens to disrupt government services that had moved online in recent years and to stall humanitarian operations in Afghanistan.
US and Afghanistan agree to hostages-for-prisoners exchange
Taliban representatives met with US Officials to discuss normalization efforts, diplomatic relations, and freeing detained US citizens.
Twenty four years after 9/11, al-Qaeda resurgence poses ‘daily threat’ to US
“After Afghanistan fell in 2021, al-Qaeda quietly began rebuilding its networks while working closely with the Taliban," said Azim Shinwari, a former Afghan senior counterterrorism expert.