The Irish Times

Taliban search operation drives many Afghans into arms of the resistance

Door-to-door searches risk alienating Afghans already reeling from an economic crash

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 16:05

At least 25 killed, more than 50 injured in explosions, gunfire at Kabul hospital

Blasts at Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital underline insecurity under Taliban rule

Tue Nov 02 2021 - 14:28

Dozens killed in suicide bombing on Afghan mosque

Shia Muslims targeted in attack during prayer service in Kunduz province

Fri Oct 08 2021 - 18:23

Several civilians killed after blast at Kabul mosque

Attack said to be most serious in the Afghan capital since withdrawal of US forces

Sun Oct 03 2021 - 21:09

Taliban accused of ‘dismantling’ rights and protections in Afghanistan

Taliban’s attempt to portray itself as a reformed group ‘a cover’ for its repression

Tue Sept 21 2021 - 17:39

Afghan women to be banned from playing sport, Taliban say

Cricket included in ban, as interim government containing no women starts work

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 07:21

Taliban name new Afghanistan cabinet that rewards stalwarts

Mullah Hasan Akhund to be interim PM and interior minister on US terrorism list

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 18:34

Taliban declare victory in Panjshir, but opposition deny being defeated

Witnesses say thousands of fighters overran the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces

Mon Sept 06 2021 - 18:46

Women beaten and teargassed by Taliban in Kabul protest, witnesses claim

Fighting continues in Panjshir Valley, as pockets of anti-Taliban resistance flare up

Sun Sept 05 2021 - 16:00

Rebels hold out in Afghan valley as Taliban prepare to announce government

Many Afghans face starvation with country isolated and economy unravelling, aid agencies warn

Thu Sept 02 2021 - 20:12

Taliban celebrate at Kabul airport but crises loom behind victory

A spokesman for Afghanistan’s new rulers appealed to investors as humanitarian problems mount

Wed Sept 01 2021 - 13:01

Taliban celebrate victory after last US troops leave Afghanistan

Celebratory gunfire heard across Kabul as coffins paraded draped in US and Nato flags

Tue Aug 31 2021 - 20:18

Joe Biden: ‘We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay’

Twelve US soldiers among casualties at Kabul Airport amid reports 60 civilians have also died

Thu Aug 26 2021 - 23:19

Taliban leader says group wants to ‘forget the past’ as he offers assurances

In interview Zabihullah Mujahid says Taliban not seeking vengeance and women will have freedoms

Thu Aug 26 2021 - 13:33

US secretary of state says effort to help people leave Afghanistan will continue after August 31st

US to prioritise removing troops from Afghanistan in days before evacuation deadline

Wed Aug 25 2021 - 22:09

European leaders fail to persuade US to extend time in Afghanistan

European capitals fear at-risk Afghans will be left behind as Washington perseveres with August 31st withdrawal date

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 23:46

Afghans’ flight from Taliban thwarted by airport chaos in Kabul

Blame game erupts in Washington as Biden insists ‘significant progress’ being made

Fri Aug 20 2021 - 21:14

Taliban pledge amnesty ‘for all’ as thousands flee Afghanistan

Women’s rights will be protected ‘within framework of Islam’, says spokesman

Wed Aug 18 2021 - 01:00

Taliban kill Afghan government spokesman and take provincial capital

Resurgent militant group delivers twin blows to Western-backed Kabul administration

Fri Aug 06 2021 - 16:37

Taliban seize Afghan border crossing with Pakistan in major gain

Capture of key trading border the latest sign of militants’ advance as US forces withdraw

Wed Jul 14 2021 - 18:58

Hopes for peace appear to be slipping away in Afghanistan

Attacks this week, including on maternity unit in Kabul, leave process hanging by thread

Fri May 15 2020 - 11:46

Taliban say parallel presidential ceremonies threaten peace talks

Militant group urges politicians to work for end to conflict ahead of intra-Afghan talks

Sun Mar 08 2020 - 18:56

Afghan candidate made his will, then survived a car bomb

Former intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh was target of attack on Sunday in which 30 died

Tue Jul 30 2019 - 18:53

Taliban and US begin highest-level talks yet on ending Afghan war

Presence of insurgents’ deputy leader raises hopes of progress in talks in Qatari capital

Mon Feb 25 2019 - 18:21

US reportedly agrees draft peace deal on Afghanistan

Taliban officials say negotiators have consented to withdrawal of foreign troops

Sat Jan 26 2019 - 22:09

Afghan Taliban meet US officials as peace efforts intensify

Taliban says presence of international forces in Afghanistan is the main obstacle to peace

Mon Dec 17 2018 - 18:33

Attacks on British contractors’ compound in Kabul kill at least 10

Car bomb and shootings come hours after Afghanistan’s president outlines peace plans

Wed Nov 28 2018 - 20:27

Nato welcomes Trump’s decision to increase troops in Afghanistan

Trump reverses on campaign pledges saying withdrawal could create vacuum for terrorists

Tue Aug 22 2017 - 13:30

At least 50 killed in bomb attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Taliban suicide bombers blamed for attacks in Kabul and Lahore that leave nearly 100 injured

Mon Jul 24 2017 - 19:06

Afghan day of mourning follows scores of deaths in Taliban attack

One official claims at least 140 soldiers killed and many wounded at Mazar-i-Sharif base

Sat Apr 22 2017 - 21:50

Taliban kills dozens at army HQ in northern Afghanistan

Gunmen disguised as soldiers ‘talked their way past checkpoints’

Fri Apr 21 2017 - 19:27

‘Two killed’ as German consulate in Afghanistan bombed

Dozens reportedly injured in Mazar-i-Sharif after suicide attack claimed by Taliban

Thu Nov 10 2016 - 21:35

Taliban suicide bombers kill 37 in attack on Afghan police cadets

Three buses of cadets and emergency services targeted on outskirts of Kabul

Thu Jun 30 2016 - 13:19

At least 22 people killed in two bomb attacks in Afghanistan

14 Nepalese security guards killed after minibus targeted during rush hour in Kabul

Mon Jun 20 2016 - 12:10