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Guess who India, Pakistan and Iran are all wooing? The Taliban

No country formally recognises the Taliban. But the group’s recent diplomatic overdrive shows many want it as a partner.

Al Jazeera · May 23, 2025

Afghanistan calls for ‘respect’ as Australia postpones T20 cricket series

Cricket Australia says it has postponed the series as ‘conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan are getting worse’.

Al Jazeera · Mar 19, 2024

Powerful earthquakes kill 2,053 people in Afghanistan. Here is what to know

Authorities say 9,240 people are injured and 1,320 houses damaged or destroyed.

Al Jazeera · Oct 8, 2023

Afghan men stand in support of women after Taliban college ban

More than a dozen male university teachers in Afghanistan have resigned and several male students walked out of their classrooms in support of female students who were forced out of higher education following a Taliban decree.

Tribune News Service · Dec 22, 2022

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Parkland jurors view crime scene of chilling destruction, frozen in time moments after bloodbath

Tribune News Service · Aug 5, 2022

Taliban say they were unaware of al-Qaida leader’s presence in Kabul

Top Taliban officials didn’t know al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was hiding in Afghanistan, a spokesman said, and an investigation is underway to check the veracity of U.S. claims he was killed in an American airstrike in the capital Kabul over the weekend.

Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022

Taliban say they are investigating US 'claim' of killing al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

The Taliban says it was unaware Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was living in Afghanistan's capital city.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

Taliban investigating US ‘claim’ of killing al-Qaeda chief

Taliban representative to UN says the Afghan government and group’s leadership is ‘not aware’ of what is being claimed.

Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2022

Taliban Claim They Unaware of Qaeda Leader in Afghanistan

The Taliban broke its silence Thursday, days after a US drone strike killing al-Qaeda’s top leader in Afghanistan’s capital, acknowledging his slaying and pledging to launch an investigation. The killing of Ayman al-Zawahri on the balcony of a Kabul safehouse Sunday has further strained relations between the Taliban and the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 4, 2022

Taliban says was not aware al Qaeda leader in Kabul, warns U.S.

(Corrects byline)

Reuters · Aug 4, 2022