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Taliban confirms it is holding Americans, ex-intel officer calls detainee Coyle 'valuable asset'

Americans are being held in near-solitary confinement by a Taliban counterintelligence unit whose personnel include former detainees from Guantanamo Bay and the US-run Bagram prison.

A Taliban security personnel stands guard along a road near the Ghulam Khan zero-point border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Gurbuz district in the southeast of Khost province on October 20, 2025.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a reception with business leaders, at the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026.

Will Donald Trump's Hamas disarmament endgame make Israel safer? - analysis

Ambulances rush along a road towards the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 15, 2025; illustrative.

Blast kills seven at Chinese-run restaurant in Afghan capital, Islamic State claims responsibility

Pakistan Air Force's JF-17 Thunder jets fly past during the sea phase of Pakistan Navy's Multinational Exercise AMAN-23, in the North Arabian Sea near Karachi, Pakistan, February 13, 2023.

US, Pakistan deepen military ties with ‘Inspired Gambit 2026’ exercise


Taliban morality police dismiss over 280 men without beards from security forces

In the past year, over 280 men have been removed from security forces for not having a beard, as well as more than 13,000 Afghans detained for other various 'immoral acts'

 Afghan Taliban's Deputy Minister of Information and Culture and spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during the death anniversary of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the late leader and founder of the Taliban, in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 24, 2022.

Afghan women suffer under chaffing restrictions on employment and education - report

Most of the women were forced to rely on male relatives' incomes to support their families, when before, they were able to support their families independently.

 An Afghan woman walks with her children on the anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2022.

Israeli forces foil terror plan to strike Tel Aviv

During the investigation by the Shin Bet and the Southern District Police, it was revealed that Atta attempted to initiate terrorist activities in Israel and sought to recruit others as well.

A MEMBER of ISIS waves the group’s flag in Raqqa

‘Kabul is Harboring Terrorists’: Rise of IS-KP in Afghanistan ‘greatest external threat’

A senior UN official warns that IS-KP, based in Afghanistan, poses a growing global threat, highlighted by recent deadly attacks in Russia and Iran.

 Taliban members on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul, near the US embassy in the Afghan capital, Aug. 15, 2023

Afghan refugee breakdancing athlete disqualified for slogan on cape

Political slogans and statement are banned on the field of play and on podiums at the Olympics and breaking's governing body later said the 21-year-old had been disqualified.

 Afghan refugee and Breaking athlete Manizha Talash strikes a move during a training session for the Paris 2024 Olympics where breakdancing made its debut as a sport in the competition.

Pakistan military says 28 dead in two terrorist attacks near Afghanistan border

In the second, separate attack late Monday night, five civilians, including two female health workers and two children, were killed in an attack on a health facility in the Dera Ismail Khan district.

 Pakistani soldiers stand guard in front of a member of the Taliban force, in the background, during an organised media tour to the Pakistan-Afghanistan crossing border, in Torkham, Pakistan September 2, 2021.

Taliban confirms detention of two Americans, US calls for release

Hamdullah Fitrat, dep. spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate Afghanistan said, “Both American nationals violated the country’s law, and discussion has been held with the US officials in this regard."

 Taliban members on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul, near the US embassy in the Afghan capital, Aug. 15, 2023

Afghan women establishing networks against Taliban to fight for rights - report

Girls are not allowed to continue their education after sixth grade in the country. They are barred from studying at university and women's secondary schools closed down.

 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.

Nobel laureate, women's rights activist Malala Yousafzai calls Gaza ceasefire 'urgent'

'I have and will continue to condemn the Israeli government for its violations of international law and war crimes', Yousafzai said in April.

 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai sits at the stage after delivering the 21st Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture at the Johannesburg Theatre in Johannesburg on December 5, 2023.

Taliban delegation to attend women-free UN-led meeting in Doha

Human rights groups criticized the UN for not having Afghan women at the table with the Taliban in Doha.

 Afghanistan Taliban officials attend a news conference where they announced they will start issuing passports to its citizens again following months of delays that hampered attempts by those trying to flee the country after the Taliban seized control, in Kabul, Afghanistan October 5, 2021.