The Taliban government asked her to leave. "I don't recognise the Taliban as Afghanistan's legitimate government, and they don't have recognition here in Austria," said 53-year-old Bakhtari.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has said that the Afghan Taliban acknowledged the presence of the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and other militant groups operating from Afghanistan soil during

The Taliban’s hard-line government in Afghanistan is making major inroads in garnering legitimacy abroad. Despite its extremist policies, the international community has accepted that the Islamist group is here to stay,

Afghanistan faces near-total digital blackout after Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada's directive dismantled the country's fibre-optic network infrastructure.

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says Islamabad does not seek further escalation of hostilities with Afghanistan but expects the country’s Taliban rulers to address its security concerns by taking action a

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers blocked internet access nationally for two days without any explanation, but suddenly, the country is coming back online.

The move comes under pressure from mediators Turkey and Qatar, who are trying to prevent another outbreak of deadly cross-border violence.

The Trump administration is currently trying to deport an Afghan man who is worried that if he goes back to his home country, the Taliban will kill him. The man has not been identified in the media out of fear that his extended family, still in Afghanistan, could face retaliation.