In Wardak Province, less than an hour’s drive west of Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, the Taliban’s

group's initiative to woo back high-profile individuals. Ghulam Farooq Wardak, a member of the

At 26, Ghafari became mayor of a town in Wardak province, despite opposition and risk from male

Afghanistan’s Wardak Province, court documents say.... Najibullah had over 1, 000 troops under his

Wardak province in the north of the country, Sky News showed how the insurgents have snatched an

REUTERS/ Michelle Nichols “ It’s very simple, ” former Afghan politician and peace negotiator Fawzia Koofi told reporters outside the UN Security Council in New York.... “ The UN needs to give that seat to somebody who respects the rights of everyone in Afghanistan.” “ We are talked a lot about, but we are not listened to, ” she said of Afghan women.... “ It would be morally reprehensible if we do nothing and let them down.” Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Karishma SinghOur Standards

KABUL( AFP)-An Afghan who spent five years working at a French military warehouse near Kabul has been shot dead by the Taleban, relatives said on Friday( June 25), as fears mount for thousands of locals at risk of reprisals from the insurgents. The ongoing withdrawal of foreign troops has prompted a scramble for visas from Afghans who worked as guides, translators and in other roles for the US and Nato since the Taleban were overthrown in 2001.On Friday, the brother and uncle of Abdul Basir told

" The UN needs to give that seat to somebody who respects the rights of everyone in Afghanistan."" We are talked a lot about, but we are not listened to," she said of Afghan women.... Women had to cover their faces and be accompanied by a male relative when they left home. The United Nations is considering rival claims on who should represent Afghanistan.... " It would be morally reprehensible if we do nothing and let them down." Join ST's Telegram channel here and get the latest breaking news

Sirajuddin Haqqani has been appointed as the new interior minister after the terror group announced its provisional cabinet on Tuesday. Sirajuddin Haqqani is the son of the founder of the Haqqani network, classified as a terrorist group by the US State Department since 2012. The organisation is linked to several attacks on US forces and has known ties to Al Qaeda. Sirajuddin appears on the FBI's most-wanted list with a reward of$ 10 million( ￡7.26 million) for his capture. The Haqqani network is

KABUL, Afghanistan — Zarifa Ghafari, one of Afghanistan’s first female mayors, had been expecting to be assassinated.... Was it just one more in a flurry of anonymous, targeted killings in Kabul?... Ghafari’s recent firing of several subordinates, which drew the latest in a series of death threats against her?...