The Latest Breaking News from Taliban

A judge has overturned a conviction carrying a life sentence for an Islamic scholar from Virginia who was found guilty of soliciting treason after the Sept. 11 attacks for encouraging followers to fight against the U.S. in Afghanistan

With its ferris wheel, coffee shops and promenades, Tehran’s Chitgar Lake has been a popular spot for Iranians since it was opened to the public in 2013. But it has also become a hangout for young Afghan men, and a focus for growing public resentment of the mass immigration since…

Proximus-Cyclis DS Gert Vervoort also provisionally suspended for 'inappropriate behaviour of a psychological and sexual nature'

Pakistani military eliminates militants in Bannu attack; Taliban splinter group claims responsibility. Swift response averts larger catastrophe.

Officials say Pakistani security forces, after nearly an 18-hour long operation, have killed all ten militants who attacked a military facility in the northwest, leaving eight soldiers dead

Recent heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan cause casualties, property damage, and transportation accidents.

Taliban officials say heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan have killed at least 40 people and injured nearly 350 others

Only one UK prime minister has been assassinated, but others have faced close calls

A Taliban official says that a storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 35 people

Crimes against humanity are occurring with impunity around the globe; from Myanmar to Sudan, Ukraine and elsewhere. And yet, unlike international treaties for the crimes of genocide, torture, apartheid and forced disappearances, there isn’t a treaty specific to crimes against humanity.

obel laureate Malala Yousafzai called for Pakistan to stop deporting undocumented Afghans, saying she was especially concerned about the "dark future" awaiting women and girls sent back.