Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban with ties to al Qaeda, remains at large Opposition leader Bhutto killed as she left a rally December 27 RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (CNN)-- Pakistani Taliban ...

“Where do you want me to rape you?” another message read. More than 5,000 calls and messages bombarded Marzieh Hamidi’s phone in the days after the Afghan Taekwondo champion dared to suggest that her ...

(CNN) — The Taliban’s refugee minister was killed in a suicide bombing carried out by ISIS in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, according to officials. Khalil Haqqani is the uncle of current ...

(CNN) — Malala Yousafzai has never stopped fighting for the rights of women, even after it almost cost the Nobel-Prize-winning activist her life. “They can definitely find opportunities for these ...

(CNN) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking arrest warrants for Taliban leaders for alleged gender-based crimes, as the group continues to crack down on women’s rights in Afghanistan.

Taliban officials have described the proposed diversion as a domestic development initiative, insisting it is meant to ...

The wife of an American detained in Afghanistan is deeply concerned about her husband’s well-being, and pleading for the chance to tell President Joe Biden about the urgency of his case. Ryan Corbett, ...

With the U.S.-led war on terrorism widening, CNN has learned that Russia is sending 40 T-55 tanks and 100 other armored vehicles to aid the rebel Northern Alliance in its fight against Afghanistan's ...

The Northern Alliance -- the remnants of Afghanistan's pre-Taliban government -- moved into Kabul early Tuesday after four days of dramatic advances aided by U.S. air power. Northern Alliance Foreign ...

Sirajudin Haqqani, leader of the Haqqani Network terrorist organization, said that "good news" is in store for Afghan girls wanting to attend school.