Courthouse News Service

Backlash as EU invites Taliban officials for migrant return talks

BRUSSELS (AFP) — The European Commission said Tuesday it has invited Taliban officials to Brussels for talks on returning ...
The Diplomat

Is the Taliban’s Afghanistan a Safe Haven for Terrorist Organizations?

Although their capabilities have diminished, the latest U.N. report noted the continued presence of ISKP, al-Qaida, and affiliate groups like the TTP in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. This handout ...

Taliban shooting of Pakistani girl prompts protests, vigils

Schools shut their doors in protest and Pakistanis across the country held vigils Wednesday to pray for a 14-year-old girl who was shot by a Taliban gunman after daring to advocate education for girls ...

EU to invite Taliban officials for migration talks in Brussels

The European Commission is preparing to invite Taliban officials to Brussels for technical talks on returning Afghan migrants ...

Pakistan plans fresh cross-border strikes on Taliban territory after Bannu attack kills 15 policemen

Pakistan is reportedly preparing major military operations and possible cross-border airstrikes against TTP hideouts after ...

Afghan women’s rights advocates urge Melania Trump to support girls facing Taliban restrictions

Over 100 Afghan women’s rights defenders have written to Melania Trump, urging her to help restore education and freedom to Afghan women and girls under Taliban rule.

Malala's brother Khushal on fleeing the Taliban and facing the manosphere

Khushal Yousafzai has been opening up to BBC Asian Network about the impact of one day in 2012.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Pakistani Taliban Ordered To Relocate Inside Afghanistan, Sources Say

Sources in the Pakistani Taliban told RFE/RL that the group’s leadership has been ordered to relocate from the Afghan capital ...

Death toll rises to 14 in a Pakistan suicide attack claimed by a Pakistani Taliban splinter group

The death toll from a suicide attack on a security post in northwest Pakistan rose to 14 police officers early Sunday, ...

Towering homage to Buddhas destroyed by Taliban rises over Manhattan

The latest High Line Plinth commission reimagines Afghanistan’s 6th-century Buddhas of Bamiyan, destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 ...

Bomb attack rocks northwest Pakistan, killing 9 and injuring dozens as Afghan border tensions escalate

A deadly bomb blast in Lakki Marwat killed nine people amid rising militancy in Pakistan, intensifying tensions with ...