2 days ago · The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan said the Taliban have no legal right to billions of dollars in funding set aside for the country because they are not recognized as its …

In mid 2021, the Taliban led a major offensive in Afghanistan during the withdrawal of US troops from the country, which gave them control of over half of Afghanistan's 421 districts as of 23 …

Jan 19, 2023 · The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, twenty years after their ouster by U.S. troops. Under their harsh rule, they have cracked down on women’s rights and …

Jan 27, 2025 · Taliban, ultraconservative political and religious faction that emerged in Afghanistan in the mid-1990s following the withdrawal of Soviet troops, the collapse of …

May 14, 2024 · The Taliban have also persisted in outreach to Afghanistan’s shrinking Hindu and Sikh communities—many of whom fled the country since the group’s takeover, fearful of …

Aug 14, 2024 · What has happened since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan? The Taliban came back to power in Kabul as the previous Afghan government collapsed amid the …

Sep 19, 2024 · Three years into Taliban rule, the Afghan people are beset by a host of human rights, economic and humanitarian challenges, with women and girls particularly impacted.

Aug 16, 2021 · Formed in 1994, the Taliban were made up of former Afghan resistance fighters, known collectively as mujahedeen, who fought the invading Soviet forces in the 1980s. They …

On 7 October 2001, a US-led military coalition launched attacks in Afghanistan: by the first week of December, the Taliban regime had collapsed. The group's then leader, Mullah Mohammad …

Jan 27, 2025 · A Taliban ambassador on Monday warned the new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio against making threats after saying he would place bounties on Afghanistan’s rulers for …