Taliban, Pakistan and Afghanistan
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In response to the latest round of Pakistani attacks inside Afghanistan, the Taliban said they killed several Pakistani soldiers and captured their posts and weapons, including tanks. They paraded those purported captured tanks in Afghan streets as well.
The Taliban responded with contradictory stances in the effort to rescue women and girls who were wounded and left homeless. That's a reflection of tensions between hardliners and pragmatists.
Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have flared in recent days with the exchange of deadly gunfire between the neighbors that has stoked fears of a wider conflict.
Amid growing clashes with the Taliban, Pakistan’s moves mirror, ironically, an approach it has decried in the past.
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have released British couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds, who were held for almost eight months without charge.
On October 8-10, 2025, the People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan, part of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT), an international opinion tribunal competent
Afghanistan faces near-total digital blackout after Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada's directive dismantled the country's fibre-optic network infrastructure.
As it elevates its relationship with India, Afghanistan’s Taliban government is striking a delicate balance in the region.
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers blocked internet access nationally for two days without any explanation, but suddenly, the country is coming back online.
The foreign minister of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is meeting with his Indian counterpart in a first high-level diplomatic engagement with New Delhi since the group seized power in 2021 after two decades of U.