The Latest Breaking News from Taliban

Afghan Women United is comprised of players forced to flee their homeland and is another step in beating barriers

Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of allowing the Pakistani Taliban to be based on its soil and to carry out bombings and gun attacks within Pakistan. Kabul rejects the allegations.

The Independent’s home affairs correspondent Holly Bancroft was among the journalists praised for their ‘grit and determination’ in exposing the saga

While the government will host a conference this month to galvanise international action before the cold Afghan winter sets in, it will be undermined if Britain continues to slash aid across the board

Afghan officials say a powerful, 6.3 magnitude earthquake that shook northern Afghanistan overnight killed at least 20 people

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says Islamabad does not seek further escalation of hostilities with Afghanistan but expects the country’s Taliban rulers to address its security concerns by taking action against militants operating from Afghan soil

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As The Independent reveals new details about the catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach that may have exposed to the Taliban details of thousands of Afghans who helped UK forces, wider questions now need to be asked about the way officialdom deals with data

Exclusive: Details of 49 data breaches at MoD include personal data accidentally sent to a civil service sports club with 140,000 members

Pakistan and Afghanistan are expected to resume peace talks in Istanbul to revive a dialogue that collapsed earlier this week, according to Pakistan's defense minister, two officials and state media in both countries