Pakistan mosque blast death toll rises to 88 as militants give conflicting claims of responsibility | CNN

Islamabad, Pakistan CNN  —  The death toll from a suspected suicide bomb that ripped through a…

Now, Taliban ban Afghan girls from taking university entrance exams

Taliban on Saturday banned female students from taking university entrance exams this year in all public…

Extreme cold kills more than 150 people in Afghanistan, Taliban says | CNN

CNN  —  At least 157 people have died in Afghanistan’s harsh winter, a Taliban official said…

At least 78 people die as winter temperatures plunge in Afghanistan, Taliban says | CNN

CNN  —  At least 78 people have died in freezing conditions in Afghanistan in the last…

Top UN female envoys meet Taliban in Kabul to discuss ban on women aid workers | CNN

CNN  —  Some of the United Nations’ most senior female officials have been meeting Taliban leaders…

Australia pulls out of Afghanistan cricket series over Taliban’s restrictions on women | CNN

Sydney CNN  —  Australia’s men’s cricket team has withdrawn from a series of upcoming matches against…

Eight killed after Taliban raid IS militants behind Kabul hotel attack

The Taliban administration in Afghanistan said on Thursday that eight militants of the Islamic State (IS)…

Suspect in New Year’s Eve machete attack on police near New York’s Times Square expressed desire in diary to join Taliban, die a martyr, sources say | CNN

CNN  —  The 19-year-old being held by New York City police as the suspect in a…

Blast outside Kabul’s military airport, several killed, multiple injured: Reports

An explosion outside the military airport in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, on Sunday, caused multiple casualties and wounded…

‘Urgently reverse’ ban on Afghan women aid workers: G7 tells Taliban

The Group of Seven (G7) on Thursday (December 29) told the Taliban to ‘urgently reverse’ the…