Officials confirmed the swap as Donald Trump took office on Tuesday. The Taliban’s foreign ministry in Kabul confirmed the deal, hailing it as a step toward the “normalisation” of ties ...

"So when are they going to release the details of the prisoner swap with Russia ... were freed by the Taliban after more than three years in captivity. In return, the Afghan government freed ...

The Taliban government said on January 21 they ... Discussions about the prisoner exchange were confirmed last year, but the swap was announced after outgoing US president Joe Biden handed over ...

In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two decades later, they are back in power and claim to be making strides to preserve Afghanistan’s ...

The Taliban's morality police have detained men and their barbers over hairstyles, and others for missing prayers at mosques during Ramadan, a U.N. report said Thursday, 6 months after laws ...