The Taliban declares the formation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. 2021-08-19
Taliban member of the cultural commission Enamullah Samangani announces an amnesty across Afghanistan and urges women to join their government in the first mention of women's rights by the group since seizing Kabul: while Samangani did not specify what he meant by "amnesty", he said that "the Islamic Emirate doesn't want women to be victims" and that "they should be in the government structure according to sharia law". 2021-08-17
Gunmen on a motorbike shoot dead a women’s rights activist and her brother near their home in Kohistan, Afghanistan. 2020-12-24
The Taliban kills 32 members of the security forces and two civilians, and injures another 17 security forces, in four attacks across Afghanistan. At least 84 Taliban militants also died in the attacks. 2020-09-17
The Pentagon says a U.S. soldier has been killed in combat. The Taliban claim a roadside bomb in Char Dara District, Kunduz Province was responsible. 2019-12-23
An improvised explosive device detonates in a partially constructed building in Bati Kot, Afghanistan. The bomb kills two labourers and injures five more, three seriously. 2019-10-28