Tag: Taliban
Trump’s hope to ‘take back’ Bagram airbase dismissed by Taliban official
A Taliban official has rejected the idea that the US could retake a key airbase in Afghanistan after President Donald Trump told reporters...
British couple held for months by Taliban released from prison
Caroline Hawleydiplomatic correspondent andAleks PhillipsQATARI GOVERNMENTA British couple who were detained for nearly eight months by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been released.Peter...
Taliban ban books written by women from Afghan universities
The Taliban government has removed books written by women from the university teaching system in Afghanistan as part of a new ban which...
British couple ‘dying’ in Afghan prison, warns woman held by Taliban
Freya Chappell andMaia DaviesMs Hall called on the US and UK governments to "work together" and do more to secure the pair's release.The...
Afghan whose details were in UK data breach at risk from...
An Afghan man, whose details were accidentally leaked by the UK in a major data breach, has been detained in Pakistan for imminent...
Russia the first to recognise Taliban government in Afghanistan
Tabby WilsonBBC News Digital - WorldGetty ImagesRussia was one of very few countries that did not close down their embassy in Afghanistan in...
Families Are Split as Pakistan Deports Thousands of Afghan Refugees
Every night in Karachi, a bustling port city in Pakistan, Fatima Bibi goes to bed in fear. The sound of police sirens from...
