Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Taliban size up the threat from a tenacious IS-K

KABUL: As the Taliban shift their focus from insurgency to government, their most formidable rival is the Islamic State’s regional chapter, which has staged a string of bloody attacks in recent weeks. The latest atrocity claimed by Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) killed at least 19 people on Tuesday, including a senior Taliban commander at a military hospital in Kabul, with … Read more

Taliban forms government, invites four nations to cabinet swearing-in on 9/11

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The Taliban forms its new government on September 11, after the end of a 20-year war that had consequences around the globe. The countries that have been invited by the Taliban are Iran, Turkey, China, and Qatar to attend the swearing-in ceremony, according to a Russian news agency. Afghanistan’s new cabinet will be sworn in … Read more