US is obstacle to Afghanistan's international recognition: Taliban

Jul 23, 2023

Taliban-appointed Defence minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid said that he considers the United States as an obstacle to the international recognition of Afghanistan.

Taliban warns Tajikistan, Uzbekistan to return Afghan aircraft or face consequences

Jan 12, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 12 : Taliban's acting Defense Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid on Tuesday warned Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to return the Afghan aircraft...

No invasion will be tolerated from neighbouring nations, warns Taliban's Defence Minister

Apr 25, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 25 : Acting Defence Minister of the Taliban, Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid, in reaction to Pakistan's recent airstrikes, has warned that...

Afghanistan: Acting Defense Minister says previous govt allowed Pakistan to cross Durand Line

Feb 15, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], February 15 : Acting Defense Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid said that Afghanistan's previous government has...

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar in Pakistan, says Taliban

Sep 15, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 15 : Talibani spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid has denied that Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar was in Afghanistan, and said he...

Women's rights not a priority for Taliban, says Zabiullah Mujahid

Jan 15, 2023

The latest action by the Taliban to ban women from working in NGOs generated protests by female university students and women activists in several...