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Guess who India, Pakistan and Iran are all wooing? The Taliban

No country formally recognises the Taliban. But the group’s recent diplomatic overdrive shows many want it as a partner.

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Afghanistan calls for ‘respect’ as Australia postpones T20 cricket series

Cricket Australia says it has postponed the series as ‘conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan are getting worse’.

Al Jazeera

Powerful earthquakes kill 2,053 people in Afghanistan. Here is what to know

Authorities say 9,240 people are injured and 1,320 houses damaged or destroyed.

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Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to 2,000: Taliban officials

Child rescued from underneath the rubble in Herat province as death toll from Afghanistan quake passes 2,000.

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200 former Afghan troops, officials killed since Taliban takeover: UN

The UN mission documents 800 cases of serious rights violations despite amnesty; Taliban dismisses the report.

Al Jazeera

UN chief says ‘not the right time’ to engage with Taliban

The UN head says he would hold similar meetings in the future after Doha meeting ended without acknowledging Taliban.

Al Jazeera

UN summit in Qatar on Afghanistan ends, another planned

A closed-door summit on Afghanistan has ended in Qatar without any formal acknowledgment of the Taliban-controlled government there

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Afghan men stand in support of women after Taliban college ban

More than a dozen male university teachers in Afghanistan have resigned and several male students walked out of their classrooms in support of female students who were forced out of higher education following a Taliban decree.

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Parkland jurors view crime scene of chilling destruction, frozen in time moments after bloodbath

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Taliban say they were unaware of al-Qaida leader’s presence in Kabul

Top Taliban officials didn’t know al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was hiding in Afghanistan, a spokesman said, and an investigation is underway to check the veracity of U.S. claims he was killed in an American airstrike in the capital Kabul over the weekend.

Tribune News Service

Taliban say they are investigating US 'claim' of killing al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

The Taliban says it was unaware Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was living in Afghanistan's capital city.

ABC News

Taliban investigating US ‘claim’ of killing al-Qaeda chief

Taliban representative to UN says the Afghan government and group’s leadership is ‘not aware’ of what is being claimed.

Al Jazeera

Taliban Claim They Unaware of Qaeda Leader in Afghanistan

The Taliban broke its silence Thursday, days after a US drone strike killing al-Qaeda’s top leader in Afghanistan’s capital, acknowledging his slaying and pledging to launch an investigation. The killing of Ayman al-Zawahri on the balcony of a Kabul safehouse Sunday has further strained relations between the Taliban and the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taliban says was not aware al Qaeda leader in Kabul, warns U.S.

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The Taliban has achieved political stability, says Suhail Shaheen

Kandahar faction handles leadership; military power decentralised among Haqqanis and commanders

The Independent UK

Afghan national freed from Guantanamo Bay after 15 years

The U.S. Defense Department says an Afghan prisoner held in U.S. custody for nearly 15 years has been released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center

Daily Record

Ricky Gervais slams Piers Morgan for interview with official Taliban spokesman on TalkTV show Uncensored

Ricky had previously wished Piers Morgan 'good luck' during a cameo appearance on his first show.

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais makes dig at Piers Morgan over Taliban interview: ‘I’ve lost all respect for them’

Morgan interviewed Dr Suhail Shaheen on his show ‘Uncensored’

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Ricky Gervais jokes he's 'lost all respect' for Taliban after Piers Morgan interview

Comedian Ricky Gervais has weighed in on Piers Morgan's Tuesday interview with the official Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen on his TalkTV show Uncensored

The Independent UK

‘I’ve lost all respect for them’: Ricky Gervais makes dig at Piers Morgan over Taliban interview

Morgan interviewed Dr Suhail Shaheen on his show ‘Uncensored’

The Independent UK

Piers Morgan promotes ‘unmissable’ interview with Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen

Shaheen is the latest figure to appear on Morgan’s new show

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