The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for two of the Taliban's top leaders, accusing them of ...

Taliban violence against protesters is increasing, the UN human rights organisation says The agency called on the Islamist group to stop using force, and allow peaceful demonstrations A second ...

A local lawmaker has told AP news agency that the Taliban have reached Char Asyab district, just seven miles (11km) south of the capital, Kabul. The BBC has not been able to independently verify this.

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The Taliban have stepped up their search for people who worked for Nato forces or the previous Afghan government, a report has warned. It said the militants have been going door-to-door to find ...

The Taliban believe victory is theirs. Sitting over a cup of green tea, Haji Hekmat proclaims, "we have won the war and America has lost". The decision by US President Joe Biden to delay the ...

The BBC spent the day with women across Afghanistan to understand what life is like under the Taliban government since it took power in 2021. Taliban decrees seek to silence women in public, bar ...

Fighting has been going on for 40 years - most Afghans can't remember a time of peace After 20 years of war, the Taliban has swept to victory in Afghanistan. The group completed their shockingly ...

Taliban fighters, whom US-led forces spent billions of dollars trying to defeat, are now openly active in 70% of Afghanistan, a BBC study has found.

A BBC study in 2017 showed the Taliban were in full control of a number of districts. But the research also showed they were active in many other parts of the country, mounting weekly or monthly ...

The speed of the Taliban advance in Afghanistan appears to have taken many by surprise - regional capitals seem to be falling like dominoes. The momentum is clearly with the insurgents, while the ...

Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai came to public attention with a BBC diary about life under the Taliban. Now recovering from surgery after being shot by the militants, she is in the spotlight ...