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Afghan women arrive to receive assistance from a World Food Program (WFP) distribution centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Sayed Hassib/File Photo

UN urges support for Afghan women amid tightening Taliban curbs

The Taliban had imposed more than 100 decrees restricting women's rights since returning to power

The Taliban is set to host its first public Victory Day reception in New Delhi since taking control of Afghanistan in 2021. Photo: Collected

Taliban to host first public 'Victory Day' reception in India

Human rights activists are against any EU deal with Afghanistan's Taliban leadership. Photo: Nicolas Tucat/AFP via DW

Welcoming the Taliban? Germany's new Afghanistan policy

A man sits in front of a destroyed building after an attack, which the Taliban say was an airstrike carried out by Pakistan's security forces, in Samkani District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan, June 29, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

At least 28 killed in Pakistan air operations on Afghanistan

Taliban soldiers stand on top of a their post as they guard near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Khost province, Afghanistan, February 27, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Taliban open fire during hijab protest in Afghanistan

An army soldier stands at a post at the Friendship Gate, following the exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, at the border crossing between the two countries, in Chaman, Pakistan February 27, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Photo: REUTERS/Abdul Khaliq Achakzai/File Photo

Four killed, 70 wounded in mortar, rocket attacks by Pakistan: Afghan Taliban

A man walks through debris lying in a ward of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Yunus Yawar

From sponsor to enemy: What's behind Pakistan's attack on Afghan Taliban?

Red Crescent volunteers carry a body of a victim, who died in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike on a drug users rehabilitation hospital, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 17 March 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

Pakistan rejects Afghan claim its air strikes killed over 400 in Kabul hospital

Taliban soldiers stand on top of a their post as they guard near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Khost province, Afghanistan, February 27, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Afghanistan fires at Pakistani jets over Kabul as conflict intensifies

Taliban soldiers stand on top of a their post as they guard near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Khost province, Afghanistan, February 27, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban forces clash as diplomatic efforts intensify

Taliban soldiers load a rocket launcher in a vehicle, following exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, near the Torkham border in Afghanistan, on 27 February 2026. Photo: Reuters

US says it supports Pakistan's 'right to defend itself' against Afghan Taliban

Taliban detains four Afghan men for dressing as Peaky Blinders-character in Herat. Photo: Collected

Taliban detains 4 Afghan men for wearing Peaky Blinders-style outfits

An Afghan Taliban fighter sits on a tank near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, October 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

How do Pakistan and Taliban Afghan militaries stack up as tensions flare?