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US-Canadian couple and sons rescued in Pakistan

Pakistan's army said it had rescued a kidnapped US-Canadian couple and their three children after receiving intelligence from the United States, nearly five years after the couple was abducted in Afghanistan.

World • 12 Oct 17

Taliban attacks usually increase from late April

Taliban attack leaves 20 policemen dead in Afghanistan

At least 20 Afghan policemen were killed early this morning when Taliban fighters stormed multiple security outposts in the volatile southern province of Zabul, as the insurgents escalate their annual spring offensive.

World • 21 May 17

The Taliban app first appeared in the Google Play store on Friday

Google removes Taliban app from its online store

Google has removed a Taliban smartphone app from its online store, the US Internet giant said Monday, countering the tech-savvy Afghan militant group's increasing efforts to boost global visibility.

Technology • 05 Apr 16

37 people were also wounded in the siege which left at least 50 dead

At least 50 killed in siege at Afghan airport

At least 50 people have been killed in a 27-hour siege by Taliban forces at Kandahar airport in Afghanistan.

News • 10 Dec 15

Afghan security forces make their way to the centre of Kunduz to regain control of the city

Afghan forces retake city from Taliban

Afghan forces have retaken control of the strategic northern city of Kunduz after a three-day Taliban occupation that dealt a blow to the country's NATO-trained military.

News • 01 Oct 15

An Afghan policeman holds a gun on his shoulder a day after Taliban insurgents overran the strategic northern city of Kunduz

Battle to retake Afghan city from Taliban

Heavy fighting raged inside the key northern Afghan city of Kunduz for a third day today as government forces, backed by US air strikes, battled Taliban insurgents.

News • 30 Sep 15

Afghan forces are battling for control of Kunduz

US launches strikes on city taken by Taliban

Afghan forces backed by US air support battled Taliban fighters for control of the northern city of Kunduz after militants seized control of the provincial capital.

News • 29 Sep 15

Attack comes just 24 hours after over 50 killed in series of bombings in the capital Kabul

Taliban bombing kills 21 in northern Afghanistan

A Taliban attack killed at least 21 people in northern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday, after a wave of lethal bombings in the capital as the insurgency escalates following a bitter power transition.

World • 09 Aug 15

Afghan security force and residents inspect damage houses near of a powerful truck bomb in Kabul

Death toll rises to 50 after Taliban Kabul attacks

A wave of attacks in the Afghanistan capital Kabul killed at least 50 people and wounded hundreds, dimming hopes that the Taliban might be weakened by a leadership struggle after their longtime leader's death.

World • 08 Aug 15

The first of the funerals were held yesterday with the rest taking place today

Funerals for victims of Pakistani school massacre

The first funerals have been held for the victims of the Taliban school massacre in Pakistan.

News • 17 Dec 14

Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for the Peshawar school attack

Q&A - Who is the Pakistani Taliban?

The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the Peshawar shootings which have killed more than 100 people and injured scores more

News • 16 Dec 14

Children are led to safety from the Army Public School

Children speak of horror during Taliban attack

It began like any other morning in Pakistan's Army Public School in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Students pored over their books. Teachers ruffled through their notes and gave lectures.

News • 16 Dec 14

Malala Yousafzai is the joint winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize

Malala 'heartbroken' over Taliban attack

Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, joint winner of this year's Nobel peace prize for her education campaign work, said she was heartbroken by the Taliban attack in Peshawar.

News • 16 Dec 14

A young girl lights candles and prays for victims of the attack

Pakistan in mourning after school massacre

The Pakistani city of Peshawar is in mourning after Taliban gunmen massacred at least 141 people, most of them children, in a gun attack on a school.

News • 16 Dec 14

Afghan police stand outside the compound where four people died during Taliban attack

South African family killed in Taliban attack

Kabul's police chief resigned after the Afghan capital was hit by at least nine militant attacks in the last two weeks with foreign compounds, embassy vehicles and US troops among those targeted.

News • 30 Nov 14

Afghan security personnel at the site of the bomb attack on the army bus in Kabul

Seven killed in Kabul suicide bomb attacks

Two Taliban suicide bombers carried out separate attacks on Afghan army vehicles in Kabul, killing at least seven people and injuring 19.

News • 01 Oct 14

An Afghan soldier walks over rubble at the scene of a suicide attack on a government compound in Ghazni

Hundreds die as Taliban storms Afghan province

Hundreds of people have been killed and 15 beheaded following conflict in the Ghanzi province of Afghanistan, prompting fears of the area will fall to insurgents.

News • 26 Sep 14

Malala received the Tipperary International Peace Award last year

Pakistani army arrests Malala gunmen

The Pakistani army has said it has arrested the gunmen who tried to kill schoolgirl campaigner Malala Yousafzai in 2012.

News • 12 Sep 14

Afghans run for cover at the site of the attack in Kabul

Taliban attack on Kabul airport ends

A Taliban attack on Kabul airport ended this morning, more than four hours after it began.

News • 17 Jul 14

Pakistani soldiers patrol during a military operation against Taliban militants

At least 50 killed in US, Pakistan strikes

The Pakistani military has said its jets killed 35 suspected militants as part of an anti-Taliban offensive hours after US drones attacked another area nearby and killed up to 20 people.

News • 16 Jul 14

Internally displaced Pakistani civilians pray before breaking their fast during Ramadan

800,000 flee violence in Pakistan

More than 800,000 people have fled a major military offensive against the Taliban in a Pakistani tribal area, officials said this morning.

News • 09 Jul 14

Smoke billows from the scene of the fire

NATO fuel tankers destroyed in Afghanistan

Taliban insurgents set fire to about 200 oil tanker trucks supplying fuel for NATO forces in an attack just outside the Afghan capital Kabul, police said.

News • 05 Jul 14

The video shows Sgt Bowe Bergdahl waiting in a pick-up truck

Taliban releases video of US soldier handover

The Taliban has released dramatic footage of their handover of army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl to US forces after five years in captivity.

News • 04 Jun 14

The five were released in exchange for US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl

Qatar allowing freed Taliban men to move freely

Qatar has moved five Afghan Taliban prisoners freed in exchange for a US soldier to a residential compound and will let them move freely in the country.

News • 03 Jun 14

The Serena Hotel usually has dozens of armed guards patrolling its perimeter

Nine killed in attack on luxury Afghan hotel

Taliban gunmen yesterday killed nine people, including four foreigners, in an attack on a luxury hotel used by United Nations staff in Kabul.

News • 21 Mar 14