Taliban govt in trouble? Gunfire outside interior ministry; 3 senior leaders ‘flee’ Afghanistan as rift widens
With rising incidents of violence and key ministers leaving the country, there are signs that all is not well in the ...
Taliban in crisis as leadership splits over women’s rights
Arrest warrant issued for deputy foreign minister as figures in Afghanistan government criticise supreme leader’s stance on ...
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The Taliban take over Afghanistan’s only luxury hotel, more than a decade after attacking it
The Taliban first targeted the Serena in 2008 and again in 2014. Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani acknowledged planning the 2008 attack, which killed eight, including U.S. citizen Thor ...
War in Taliban, Hibatullah Akhundzada captures…, Sirajuddin Haqqani flees from Afghanistan, this may lead to…
Internal conflicts within the Taliban have now become more visible. The group's supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has deployed his loyal fighters to key strategic locations in Kabul, including Ba ...
Fight grows between Taliban chief and powerful Haqqani network, Qatar delegation…, tension on the rise
One major reason behind the move is the ongoing internal power struggle between the Haqqani network and figures loyal to ...
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A Taliban highway could lead to the future. But it’s stuck in the past.
Sirajuddin Haqqani, the acting interior minister, recently met with the Chinese ambassador to discuss the Wakhan Corridor and “the enhancement of trade relations,” said Abdul Mateen Qani ...
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UNSC exempts 3 IEA ministers from travel ban
KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has extended travel ban exemptions for three ministers of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA). The 15-member council announced a travel ...
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Taliban govt-run corporation takes over luxury Kabul Serena hotel
In 2008, a suicide bombing left six dead, in an attack blamed on the current Taliban interior minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani. In 2021, the United States and Britain warned their citizens to avoid hotels ...