Taliban pledge to step up security at mosques

Taliban pledge to step up security at mosques

(VOVWORLD) - The Taliban on Saturday pledged to step up security at Shi'ite mosques after a suicide attack on the Fatima mosque in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province claimed the lives...
Taliban seeks cooperation with all countries

Taliban seeks cooperation with all countries

(VOVWORLD) - The Taliban is looking forward to cooperation with all countries, including Russia, Deputy Minister of Information and Culture Zabihullah Mujahid told the TASS news agency on Monday
Encouraging sign seen in US-Taliban talks

Encouraging sign seen in US-Taliban talks

(VOVWORLD) - The United States said on Sunday the first face-to-face meeting between senior US and Taliban officials since the hardline group retook power in Afghanistan was "candid and...
US, Taliban meet in Qatar

US, Taliban meet in Qatar

(VOVWORLD) - US officials and Taliban representatives are meeting in Doha, Qatar, their first face-to-face meeting at a senior level since Washington pulled its troops from Afghanistan and the...
World community addresses Afghan issues

World community addresses Afghan issues

(VOVWORLD) - A month and a half after the Taliban returned to power, Afghanistan continues to face security and humanitarian challenges. The international community has launched efforts to help ease...
Afghanistan will not address UN General Assembly

Afghanistan will not address UN General Assembly

(VOVWORLD) - No representative from Afghanistan will address the annual UN General Assembly general debate in New York, since the ambassador for the government ousted by the Taliban - who was due to...
Taliban say no al Qaeda or ISIS in Afghanistan

Taliban say no al Qaeda or ISIS in Afghanistan

(VOVWORLD) - Afghanistan's Taliban rulers said on Tuesday there was no evidence of Islamic State or al Qaeda militants being in the country, days after Islamic State claimed responsibility for...