A total of 457 British service personnel were killed fighting in Afghanistan.
At the apex of the Taliban system stands Hibatullah Akhundzada, who exercises undisputed authority as Amir al-Mu’minin.
Danish veterans say the rhetoric from the Trump administration has been painful. They describe feeling betrayed and abandoned ...
As Afghanistan enters 2026, deep fractures inside the Taliban leadership threaten the regime's grip on power in part due to ...
Ikramuddin Saree, a former police commander in Afghanistan's Takhar and Baghlan provinces under the pre-Taliban republic, was shot dead on the evening of December 24 outside his office in Tehran.
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Origins of the Taliban

The Taliban didn’t rise from nowhere — they were built, funded, and armed in the shadow of the Cold War. Born in the madrassas of Pakistan and fueled by American and Saudi dollars, they were first ...
Pakistan recorded its deadliest year of violence in a decade, with gunfights, airstrikes, and suicide bombings marking much of 2025, as relations with neighboring Afghanistan deteriorated. The number ...
After 62 years in business, Rush Uniform near New Castle has closed its doors. The family-owned uniform business at 101 Harrison Ave. announced the closing on Facebook, stating its last day was Dec.
Trainees march to a Space Force basic training graduation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland, Texas, Dec. 18, 2025. (Isaac Blancas/U.S. Space Force) The U.S. Space Force’s new service dress ...
Almost exactly 6 years after the Space Force was founded, a basic training class made history as the first to march in the traditional boot camp graduation ceremony wearing the service’s own, ...
As tensions simmer between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Islamabad is shifting from coercive diplomacy to managed escalation to bring the Taliban to heel. This deterioration is striking, given Islamabad’s ...
Flight attendants commute in uniform due to lack of changing rooms at Incheon Airport as labour groups fight for better ...