The Latest Breaking News from Taliban

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 was a blow for education across the country – but especially for girls and women. Since then, the Taliban’s leaders have outlawed education for girls after sixth grade, expanded religious seminaries known as madrasas ninefold and reintroduced corporal punishment in schools.

This marks Afghanistan's first participation in a major UN climate event since the Islamist group's 2021 takeover

An Afghan official says the Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021

Host nation Azerbaijan invites Afghan environment agency officials to Cop29 as observers

An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power.

The harsh realities of Afghan women – barred from education, employment and public life under Taliban rule – are depicted in the Paris exhibition "No Woman's Land", which reveals their struggles through powerful images and testimonies.

A Taliban official mocked Americans' reluctance to elect a female leader after Donald Trump's 2024 presidential victory.

Taliban expresses optimism for improved US relations under President-elect Trump and highlights the significance of the Doha Agreement.

Opium cultivation rose by 19 percent in Afghanistan this year, the UN reported Wednesday, despite a Taliban government ban that almost eradicated the crop.

Poppy planting remains far below pre-ban levels, United Nations reports, despite rise of 19 percent year on year.

Afghan women cannot be heard in public, even if it is to offer prayers, and have been banned from schools, workplaces, salons, gyms and national parks under the current Taliban rule. Arpan Rai reports