The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/taliban/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Taliban | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/taliban/ 32 32 ICC seeks to arrest Taliban leaders over persecution of women and girls https://www.timesofisrael.com/icc-seeks-to-arrest-taliban-leaders-over-persecution-of-women-and-girls/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:39:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3593724 Judges say Taliban's leader, top justice 'severely deprived' women and girls of their basic rights since seizing power; warrants make good on chief prosecutor's January request

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]]> Taliban slams possible ICC arrest warrant, says court should go after Israel and US https://www.timesofisrael.com/taliban-slams-possible-icc-arrest-warrant-says-court-should-go-after-israel-and-us/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:21:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3466908 Kabul accuses court of trying to 'impose a particular interpretation of human rights' after chief prosecutor says Taliban leaders suspected of gender-based crimes against humanity

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]]> UN experts: Al-Qaeda messaging increasingly focusing on Al-Aqsa in wake of Oct. 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-experts-al-qaeda-messaging-increasingly-focusing-on-al-aqsa-in-wake-of-oct-7/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 07:32:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3214927 New report says terror groups can’t launch long-range operations but still ‘harbor global ambitions’; threat high in Africa conflict zones, Afghanistan, rise in Europe

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]]> Taliban official says women detained for improper dress amid crackdown in Kabul https://www.timesofisrael.com/taliban-official-says-women-detained-for-improper-dress-amid-crackdown-in-kabul/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 21:30:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3198000 Afghan security official claims detainees were only advised 'to have greater respect and dignity' and were not 'disrespected or humiliated'

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]]> Death toll from western Afghanistan earthquakes rises to over 2,000, Taliban says https://www.timesofisrael.com/death-toll-from-western-afghanistan-earthquakes-rises-to-over-2000-taliban-says/ Sun, 08 Oct 2023 06:57:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3115417 Villages destroyed and hundreds of civilians buried under the debris; UN says number of dead expected to rise

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]]> Minister photographed in Saudi Arabia alongside Syrian counterpart, Taliban official https://www.timesofisrael.com/minister-photographed-in-saudi-arabia-alongside-syrian-counterpart-taliban-official/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:32:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3108371 Syria's Mohammed Martini reportedly takes exception to being pictured next to Haim Katz in group photo at tourism confab, distances himself from the Israeli

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]]> Via modern medical ‘Silk Road,’ Israeli doctors are saving the lives of Afghan kids https://www.timesofisrael.com/via-modern-medical-silk-road-israeli-doctors-are-saving-the-lives-of-afghan-kids/ Sun, 20 Aug 2023 23:06:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3072761 Ocular oncologists from Sheba Medical Center work with colleagues in Kabul and Lahore to get children with deadly eye cancer out of Afghanistan for critical treatment in Pakistan

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]]> Afghan women protest against potential Taliban recognition ahead of UN summit https://www.timesofisrael.com/afghan-women-protest-against-potential-taliban-recognition-ahead-of-un-summit/ Sat, 29 Apr 2023 15:44:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3005374 International forum in Doha set to discuss steps forward, but demonstrators say any deal with country's rulers means infringing on their rights

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]]> Taliban leader says ‘pressure’ won’t work after UN blasts its treatment of women https://www.timesofisrael.com/taliban-leader-says-pressure-wont-work-after-un-blasts-its-treatment-of-women/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:00:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3004892 Unanimous Security Council resolution urges countries 'to use their influence' to help reverse restrictive policies in Afghanistan, which the UN has called 'gender-based apartheid'

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]]> Taliban ban restaurant gardens for families, women in northwestern province https://www.timesofisrael.com/taliban-ban-restaurant-gardens-for-families-women-in-northwestern-province/ Mon, 10 Apr 2023 15:08:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2993464 Moves follow complaints from religious scholars and members of the public about mixing of genders, claims women aren't wearing their hijabs correctly

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]]> Afghan universities open solely for men amid ‘heartbreaking’ ban on women https://www.timesofisrael.com/afghan-universities-open-solely-for-men-amid-heartbreaking-ban-on-women/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:16:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2967305 Students voice opposition to prohibition Taliban dubiously claims is temporary, as several ultraconservative advisers to country's leader remain wary of education for women

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]]> After protest crackdown, Iran tells Afghanistan to improve conditions for women https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-protest-crackdown-iran-tells-afghanistan-to-improve-conditions-for-women/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:47:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2953383 Joint statement issued with China after Iranian president visits Beijing also rejects Western standards of human rights and democracy

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]]> Taliban urged to reverse ban on female aid workers, end restrictions on Afghan women https://www.timesofisrael.com/taliban-urged-to-reverse-ban-on-female-aid-workers-end-restrictions-on-afghan-women/ Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:48:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2924871 Most of UN Security Council backs statement demanding country's rulers ensure 'unhindered access for humanitarian actors regardless of gender'

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]]> Five killed, dozens wounded by suicide blast near Afghan foreign ministry https://www.timesofisrael.com/five-killed-dozens-wounded-by-suicide-blast-near-afghan-foreign-ministry/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:55:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2923120 Taliban claims to have improved security since storming back to power in 2021, but there have been scores of attacks, many claimed by local Islamic State chapter

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]]> US federal charges added against ‘jihad-inspired’ Times Square machete attacker https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-federal-charges-added-against-jihad-inspired-times-square-machete-attacker/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 06:59:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2922452 Trevor Bickford, 19, charged with four counts of attempted murder of police officers he assaulted on New Year's Eve

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