Afghanistan

Taliban bans chess over fear of gambling, whether it is permitted in Islamic law

The suspension was announced by the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which followed the dissolution of the Afghanistan Chess Federation.

U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a question as he speaks to reporters

Afghans in US feel betrayed as Trump ends deportation protection

After fleeing the Taliban, public prosecutor Roya now fears deportation as the Trump administration ends TPS for Afghans. Advocates warn the move endangers thousands who supported the US.

By REUTERS
15/05/2025

Guardian forced Afghan man into hiding after using his picture in LGBT-related article - lawsuit

The man's lawyer claimed, “He was forced to go into hiding due to the extremists and homophobic views that are prevalent in the Iranian and Afghan community."

Pakistan security forces kill 54 Afghan-based terrorists in major border operation

A significant cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives was recovered from the scene.

By ARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
28/04/2025

US rushed Afghan pullout allowed Taliban to traffic US weapons to Houthis

Sources claim that half the weapons left behind by the US have been lost, sold or smuggled.

Afghan national pleads guitly to plotting 'ISIS-inspired' US election-day terror attack

Abdullah Haji Zada, 18, and Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, were arrested and charged with attempting to carry out an ISIS-inspired plot during the 2024 US Presidential Election.

Taliban release detained US citizen Faye Hall

Faye Hall was received at the Qatari embassy in Kabul and confirmed to be in good health after undergoing a series of medical checks.

By REUTERS
29/03/2025

‘With frail bodies and empty stomachs’: Afghan children risk lives at Torkham border

Experts warn that poverty and desperation are forcing young children into cross-border smuggling, exposing them to physical danger and abuse.

By ARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
28/03/2025
 A woman poses next to an Iranian flag and photo of the Persian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, during a

The US must let Iranians choose their own fate, not dictate their future

US think tanks weaken the real resistance inside Iran; Pahlavi at Israeli-American Council summit: Iranians seek a strategic partnership, not Western intervention.

By AIDIN PANAHI
26/03/2025

Trump: ‘We were going to keep Bagram, not because of Afghanistan but because of China’

The US president says Bagram Air Base is a critical asset for countering China, as experts debate the feasibility of reclaiming abandoned US military equipment in Afghanistan.

By ARSHAD MEHMOUD/THE MEDIA LINE
05/03/2025
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