(THE CONVERSATION) The rapid takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban left many surprised. To Ali Olomi, a historian of the Middle East and Islam at Penn State University, a key to understanding what is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 15: The Taliban march into Kabul, returning to power after two decades as internationally backed President Ashraf Ghani flees ...

Taliban officials have scored a series of diplomatic victories this year that have started a subtle shift toward normalizing their government. By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan ...

With airstrikes on Afghan territory, including the strategically important Bagram Airfield, Pakistan has declared open war on ...

Karima Moqimi was a final-year medical student in the 1990s during the Taliban’s first period of rule in Afghanistan. She was pregnant with her first child when she went to her university to take her ...

The Taliban were formed out of this violence and chaos, and now the organization asserts itself over Afghanistan once again. A Modern History Of Afghanistan And The Taliban People around the world are ...

For some, Taliban rule means a life in hiding. For others, it brought a long-awaited homecoming. Still others are just hoping for a lasting peace. In a discreet corner of Kabul, an Afghan writer hides ...

The Taliban has codified slavery and formalized a class-based justice system in Afghanistan through a newly approved criminal procedure code signed by its supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada. Legal ...

The Taliban has barred female patients, visitors, and medical staff who do not wear the all-encompassing burqa from entering public hospitals in western Afghanistan, the latest restriction by the hard ...

The Taliban in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat have recently banned women doctors, patients, and healthcare workers from entering hospitals without wearing a burqa. On November 10, 2025, ...