Taliban Rule

Taliban rules out trips for Afghan women unless escorted by male relative

Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice issues guidance restricting women from embarking on distances longer than 72 kilometers if unaccompanied by a male relative.

Blast targets memorial service at mosque in Afghanistan's Kabul

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the explosion at Eid Gah Mosque, but Taliban have come under increasing attacks from Daesh-Khorasan.

Taliban calls tribal leaders assembly on cash-strapped Afghan economy

Over 100 members of a jirga gathered at the Foreign Office building in Kabul to talk with the Taliban, including Anas Haqqani.