The majority of the Western world sees the Taliban as a terrorist organization, but one country has taken a significant step in the other direction: Russia's Supreme Court announced on April 17 that it had removed a ban on the Taliban. Russia had previously designated the Taliban as a terrorist group for over 20 years, and the removal of this designation is part of a continued softening of relations between the two parties. The move isn't entirely unexpected, as Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously considered Afghanistan's ruling party friendly...

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 “extreme travel” two years ago, Toyosi Osideinde, 30, has visited 69 countries so far — with an upcoming trip to Ukraine. After deciding his trips to Iraq, Syria and Belarus were “not enough,” he prepared for his ultimate “dangerous and thrill-seeking” experience — Afghanistan. His 11 day trip saw the financial adviser from Bath,...

Russia on Thursday suspended its ban on the Taliban, which it had designated for more than two decades as a terrorist organisation, in a move that paves the way for Moscow to normalise ties with the leadership of Afghanistan. No country currently recognises the Taliban government that seized power in August 2021 as US-led forces staged a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. But Russia has been gradually building ties with the movement, which president Vladimir Putin said last year was now an ally in fighting terrorism....

The couple, who have resided in Afghanistan for 18 years and have joint UK-Afghan citizenship, are now being held at the Pul–e-Charkhi maximum security jail in the capital Kabul on unknown charges. They have urged foreign secretary David Lammy to publicly condemn the Taliban, which seized power as US and NATO forces withdrew from the country in 2021 after two decades, and demand their release. With the Taliban having severely restricted women’s education and activities, it has been suggested that the Reynolds may have been detained due to one of...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Rifts are growing among Taliban officials over the group's decision to ban girls from secondary education, leading at least one minister to leave Afghanistan and forcing families to move so their daughters can continue their schooling. As religious police patrol large parts of the country to ensure that rules are enforced, the restrictions have become so repressive that some senior members of the militant group have called for them to be rolled back in recent months, three Taliban officials told NBC News, which agreed not to identify...

An American woman who had been detained by the Taliban since February has been freed, a source with knowledge of the release told Fox News on Saturday. American citizen Faye Hall was released on Thursday and received at the Qatari embassy in Kabul. She has been confirmed to be in good health after undergoing a series of medical checks, the source said. Arrangements are currently underway for her return to the United States. The Taliban agreed to release Hall after President Donald Trump removed multimillion-dollar bounties on senior members of...