'Long standing ties...': How India's Afghanistan policy has quietly evolved in last 5 years

MEA said India seeks to strengthen ties with Afghanistan as Taliban marks 5 years in power. Engagement has grown since 2021, ...
Daily Mail on MSN

Life under the Taliban's iron fist: David Patrikarakos travels to Afghanistan

Blood is seeping from the dead man's skull. He lies face down on the baking runway, and it pools beneath him like a halo.

Aug. 14: Mangione Admits to Killing Brian Thompson; How Afghan Women Are Bypassing Taliban Restrictions

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty today to federal stalking charges in the case surrounding the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO ...

In Afghanistan, the Taliban have a powerful new tool in their quest for total social control

Five years after regaining power, the hard-line Islamist regime has formalized a women’s rights rollback in a sprawling penal code that experts say makes it almost impossible for women to escape abuse ...
The Diplomat

Afghanistan: 5 Years in the Dark

Fatima keeps her medical textbooks in a cupboard she no longer opens. Her university ID card, with its photograph of a 19-year-old who intended to become a doctor, sits among them like a relic from ...

UN urges support for Afghan women amid tightening Taliban curbs

The United Nations appealed to donors on Friday not to cut funding for women's programs in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, saying this would add to suffering in a ...

Taliban govt to mark five years ruling Afghanistan

The Taliban government celebrates five years of ruling Afghanistan on Saturday, with the authorities hailing their country's ...

One woman's struggle to survive, 5 years after the Taliban took Kabul, in photos

In the hills above Kabul, Sima searches for things that others have left behind. Five years after the Taliban returned to ...
The San Bernardino Sun

Italian Carabinieri recover stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse artworks worth millions

MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities recovered three artworks by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros that were ...

Persistent Etna ash shuts Sicily’s busiest airport during peak holiday week

MILAN (AP) — Ash spewing from Sicily’s Mount Etna has forced the closure of the Italian island’s largest airport for the ...

Kabul residents seek jobs and education as Taliban set to mark anniversary

As Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers mark five years since sweeping back to power, some Kabul residents stressed that the leaders ...
The New York Times

The Taliban Kicked the U.S. Out of Afghanistan. Now They Want It Back.

In an interview, Afghanistan’s foreign minister called on the U.S. to reopen its embassy and invest in the country — a near-impossible sell for now, analysts and former diplomats say. By Elian Peltier ...