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Taliban fighters could isolate Afghanistan's capital in 30 days and possibly take it over within 90, a US defence official cited.

The Taliban capture of Faizabad came as President Ashraf Ghani landed in Mazar-i-Sharif to rally its defenders.

The surge in violence in recent months comes as the Taliban and Afghan government engage in peace talks.

At least 57 members of the Afghan security forces were killed and dozens injured in overnight clashes with Taliban fighters across Afghanistan.

Thousands of former Taliban fighters may have entered Germany over the past two years among an influx of more than a million migrants and refugees, Der Spiegel magazine reported.

A Taliban attack on a Kabul hotel housing foreign contractors ended Monday after all three Taliban fighters were killed.

In Pakistan, hair is synonymous with virility to the point that even some Taliban fighters buy ointments to give their long locks and beards a lustrous finish.

Hundreds of Taliban fighters rushed to disguise themselves with new haircuts in the weeks before a Pakistani army assault.

Afghan authorities release 65 detainees from the Bagram detention centre, a move the US condemns as "deeply regrettable".

Bullet-ridden bodies of nine Taliban fighters were found dumped in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border on Monday, officials said.

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Before global leaders address plastic pollution, a Japanese manicurist highlights the issue by incorporating it into her nail designs.

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In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.