Tag: Afghan

Taliban criticised for joining UN-led talks in Doha without Afghan women

The Taliban asked Western leaders to look past its harsh edicts on Afghan women, including banning them from education and working, as they reached Doha for the first ever dialogue with the international community on Sunday. Amid mounting criticism of its exclusion of Afghan women at the talks, the Taliban urged that the harsh conditions […]

Taliban reject claims of Afghan involvement in recent attacks in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban on Wednesday rejected claims of Afghan involvement in recent attacks in Pakistan, calling it “irresponsible and far from the reality.” Pakistan’s military said Tuesday a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver in March was planned in neighboring Afghanistan and that the bomber was an Afghan […]