"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 ...

Ksenia Karelina, an American citizen detained in Russia, praised President Donald Trump for securing her release from ...

The following year, a top Taliban official offered to swap her for two Swiss citizens who'd been kidnapped in Baluchistan. And al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has called for Siddiqui's release ...

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 ...

With Russia's Supreme Court removing a ban on the Taliban on Thursday, President Vladimir Putin has flipped 20 years of the Islamic fundamentalist group's standing with his country. The move isn't ...

In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. "I think the Taliban have understood how much the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas damaged their ...

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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 ...

A British tourist walked across the one of the most dangerous border in the world to spent his holiday with the Taliban — and had a vacation fling with a terrorist. After falling in love with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Even months before their takeover in 2021 the Taliban called for the protection of ancient artefacts in the country, sparking scepticism among observers. "All have an obligation to robustly ...