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ICC provides more details on arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders

The precise contents of the warrants had previously been sealed. Now the court has given more information about the findings of the judges who issued the warrants.

A poster of Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is seen along a road in Kabul on August 14, 2023. (
Afghan nationals carrying their belongings walk after crossing the border from Iran at the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province, Afghanistan, September 3, 2026.

Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill nine, Taliban government says

A member of Taliban security forces uses a metal detector amid the rubble of a house that was damaged in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani airstrike in Gurbuz district of Khost province, Afghanistan, September 24, 2026.

Several Afghan Taliban killed as Pakistan thwarts border attack, sources say

 Taliban soldiers celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street near the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023.

Taliban celebrate ‘victory day’ five years after seizing power in Afghanistan


21 killed, 33 wounded in mosque explosion in Kabul

A huge explosion struck a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers. Many people are feared to be dead or injured.

 Afghan policemen inspect inside a Sikh religious complex after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan March 25, 2020

How a New York Jew wound up trying to help an Afghan man he met on Clubhouse

When their money ran out in November, they apologetically asked if Rosenzweig could help with basic living expenses. Rosenzweig raised around $5,000 on GoFundMe and sent the money to Afghanistan.

Downtown Manhattan's skyline is seen in New York City, US, August 21, 2021.

Blast in Kabul, Afghanistan kills 8; Islamic State claims responsibility

The militant group said in a statement that 20 people were killed and injured in an attack launched in western Kabul.

 Members of Taliban forces control people waiting to get visas, at the Iran embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan October 4, 2021

Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri likely killed by special Hellfire missiles with swords

A senior administration official told reporters two Hellfire missiles were fired from an unmanned aerial vehicle at Zawahiri.

 A US-made AH-1W Cobra helicopter launches hellfire missiles during the annual Han Kuang No. 22 Military Exercise in Ilan county, 80 km. west of Taipei, on July 20, 2006

Jenin, Pelosi, sanctions and al-Qaeda: Four stories, one denominator - analysis

The denominator in each of these cases is that decisions to act were made even though non-action would have preserved the quiet.

 US President Joe Biden addresses the nation on the killing of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a U.S. drone strike, in Washington, US August 1, 2022.

United Arab Emirates set to run Kabul airport in deal with Taliban

In the months leading up to the ground services being awarded to the UAE, Taliban reportedly made unexplained changes to its team negotiating with Qatar and Turkey.

 TALIBAN FORCES stand guard a day after the US troops withdrawal from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, last month.

Attack on Sikh temple in Afghan capital Kabul kills two

A Sikh worshipper and a Taliban fighter were killed following a blast in a car loaded with explosives.

 Afghan Sikh men light the funeral pyre for the victims who were killed during yesterday's attack at Sikh religious complex during a funeral in Kabul, Afghanistan March 26, 2020

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif

The explosions killed at least nine and injured 15 members of the local Shi'a community, who are a religious minority in Afghanistan. A bomb also went off in a mosque in Kabul.

 Men inspect the site of a blast inside a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan June 12, 2020.

Second bombing in two days in Kabul

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on Saturday, according to the group's Telegram channel.

An Ambulance is seen near the site of explosions at Khalifa Sahib Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan April 29, 2022.

Blast hits mosque in Kabul during prayers, injuring six

The blast was the second in a week in the Afghan capital, after another tore through the main money exchange center, killing one person and injuring dozens. 

 Afghan men read the Koran at a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 5, 2022.