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KABUL (Pajhwok): The Taliban have confirmed the death of Abu Omar Khorasani, leader of the Daesh terrorist group in Afghanistan. Khorasani had been appointed as

KABUL (Pajhwok): International recognition of the Taliban government is not currently under consideration, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Speaking on the sidelines of the

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Taliban’s notorious former head of religious police has said extreme punishments such as executions and amputations will resume in Afghanistan. Mullah Nooruddin

KABUL (Pajhwok): Acting Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoub has said that according to some reports Taliban fighters have killed some individuals on the bases of

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghan Diaspora Unity Council (ADUC) is very concerned about the current situation in Afghanistan, the council said in a statement. The Afghan

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): The Pakistani prime minister fears Afghanistan may slip into civil war if the Taliban fail to create an inclusive government. In an interview

PESHAWAR (Pakistan): Pakistan or any other country has no right to ask the Taliban for establishing an ‘inclusive’ government in Afghanistan, the movement says. Last

KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said he has initiated talks with the Taliban on forming an inclusive government in Afghanistan. The statement

KABUL (Pajhwok): Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, denying intra-Taliban differences, says he is in good health Talking to the Kandahar Milli Television .

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Taliban say the new caretaker government is working on a plan to create a strong regular army. Qari Fasihuddin, the acting army

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations (UN) secretary general’s special representative for Afghanistan returned to Kabul after meeting with Taliban officials in Qatar. United Nations .

KABUL (Pajhwok): Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has rejected as a baseless a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that the Islamic Emirate committed war crimes in