confidence, ” he said.... Samangani promised that former government officials, as well as people who

by the hardline group.“ Yes, it's true, ” Taliban spokesman Inamullah Samangani told AFP when asked

KABUL( Reuters)-Afghanistan's Taliban administration will begin paying the overdue salaries of government workers from Saturday, officials said. Thousands of Afghan government workers are owed at least three months of salary, one of the many crises faced by the Taliban since the Islamist movement took over the country in August." The finance ministry says that, starting today, the past three months salaries of all government workers and staff will be paid totally," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah M

Older generations remember their ultraconservative views during their rule before the US-led invasion in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. Back then, women were barred from attending school or working outside the home.... What appeared to be a military cargo plane could be seen in the distance from behind a chain-link fence in the footage. The runway “ is open, ” he wrote on Twitter.... “ I see airplanes landing and taking off.” Overnight, flight-tracking data showed

But many Afghansremain skeptical. Older generations remember the Taliban’s ultraconservative Islamic views, which included severe restrictions on women as well as public stonings and amputations before they were ousted by the U.S-led invasion following the Sept.... 11, 2001, terror attacks. The capital of Kabul remained quiet for another day as the Taliban patrolled its streets and many residents stayed home, remain fearful after the insurgents’ takeover saw prisons emptied and armories looted.

KABUL, Afghanistan( AP)--The Taliban declared an" amnesty" across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee the country.... Following a blitz across Afghanistan that saw many cities fall to the insurgents without a fight, the Taliban have sought to portray themselves as more moderate than when they imposed a brutal rule in the late

Open this photo in gallery Female teachers who didn't get their salary for the past month queue in front of one of Kabul's major banks on Sept.... And people were growing hungrier, and angrier, by the hour.... Even still, her family’s breakfast that morning had been plain bread and unsweetened tea – there wasn’t money for sugar....

“ The burden is on the Taliban to prevent further killings, hold those responsible to account, and compensate the victims’ families.” Ms.... Far From Home: Some Afghans who were abroad when the country collapsed are desperate to return, but have no clear route home.... The Taliban have not banned art outright....

In 1996, a woman in Kabul had the end of her thumb cut off for wearing nail varnish, according to Amnesty International.... In recent months, some women have been flogged by Taliban fighters for having their faces uncovered.In the two decades after the U.S. invasion toppled the Taliban, the United States invested more than$ 780 million to encourage women’s rights.... Kabul residents have been tearing down advertisements showing women without head scarves in recent days....

This is part two of a series of articles based on reporting by Adil Shahzeb – DawnNews correspondent currently in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Taliban takeover.... It is said that these peaks are the very reason no foreign power that has ever tried to invade Afghanistan has been successful. After traversing some more of these formidable mountains, we are finally in Kabul.... Businesses are open, the traffic matches the chaos of any other South Asian city, and people( including, yes, wom