U.S. House passed bill supporters say would 'defund the Taliban.' Here's context Aid groups contracted with the United States have paid at least $10.9 million in fees and taxes to the Taliban so ...

Afghanistan is gripped by a “deep human rights crisis” as the Taliban systematically dismantles legal and institutional frameworks, abolishing crucial protections for women and girls, a UN expert ...

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan; Taliban government is eager to welcome them Group and solo travelers are trickling into Afghanistan by plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles ...

Group and solo travelers are trickling into Afghanistan by plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles. And the country’s Taliban government is more than happy to welcome them. Tourism ...

A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is forbidden. Even watching it — is forbidden." Why was the game banned?

The Taliban has banned many things since seizing Afghanistan nearly four years ago. There's no music, no videos of living creatures on most Afghan TV stations - that sounds like radio.

The U.S. on Monday announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the location and release of Mahmoud Habibi, an Afghan-American businessman who was detained by the Taliban's ...

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome them By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — (AP) — By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and tour groups gradually venturing into a ...