World news about “Taliban” published by euronews.
Bombing by Taliban-linked group targets foreign forces in Kabul Six people have been killed in a suicide bombing, after a group allied to the Taliban say they targeted foreign troops in Kabul.. Another 37 people were… 16/05/2013
Former Pakistan prime minister makes triumphant return Former prime minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, looks likely to become the country’s next leader after a triumphant election comeback. A stable government is… 12/05/2013
Sharif makes remarkable come back and declares victory in Pakistan poll Thousands celebrated on the streets of Lahore after Nawaz Sharif declared victory from party headquarters in Pakistan’s dramatic landmark election… 12/05/2013
Pakistan’s voters suffer acute Taliban pressure Pakistani hardline Islamists spit at the mere name of America. They want Islamic law imposed. Yet even they have been condemned by the Taliban… 11/05/2013
Pakistan Taliban threatens suicide bombings during Saturday’s election The threat of violence hangs over this Saturday’s landmark general election in Pakistan, which marks the first time that a civilian government will complete a… 09/05/2013
Child dies in NATO strike on Afghan Taliban A NATO helicopter strike in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least nine suspected Taliban fighters but also one child. A dozen more people were reportedly… 31/03/2013
Pakistan: Musharraf sets sights on political comeback Former president Pervez Musharraf has returned to Pakistan after more than four years of self-imposed exile – seeking a possible political comeback. The… 24/03/2013
Musharraf back in Pakistan after ending exile Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf has arrived back in the country after nearly four years of self-imposed exile and a Taliban threat to kill… 24/03/2013
Pakistan Taliban threaten to kill returning Musharraf A Pakistani Taliban member has threatened to kill former President Pervez Musharraf when he returns home from exile to contest elections. In a video… 23/03/2013
Malala goes back to school Malala Yousafzai had her first day back at school on Tuesday, March 19. The Pakistani teenager was shot in the head by the Taliban in October 2012, while… 20/03/2013
Bomb attack in Kabul during Hagel visit A suicide bomber blew himself up at the gate of the Defence Ministry in Kabul this morning killing nine civilians and injuring 14. The attack came during the… 09/03/2013
Malala Yousafzai: the girl who took on the TalibanBoth euronews’ newsroom and its online audience agree on who deserves the distinction of Person of 2012. It is neither a president, prime… 17/12/2012
Reforming Afghan police The police look for explosives, guns and drugs around Kabul’s “Ring of Steel”. This is a line of 25 checkpoints encircling the capital of Afghanistan, set up… 07/12/2012
Rally in support of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala – nocomment More than 100 people gathered in Swat in protest at the attack on 14-year-old activist Malala Yousafzai who was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen as she was… 14/10/2012
Heavy loss of life in another grim day for Afghanistan Another bloody day of NATO airstrikes and suicide bombings has left dozens dead and wounded in Afghanistan. In the airstrike just south of Kabul local… 06/06/2012
Problems at home and abroad for US policy in Afghanistan Nial O’Reilly, euronews: As we’ve seen the killings in Afghanistan have unleashed a wave of anger against foreign troops in the country. Well, for more on… 12/03/2012
Habiba Sarabi: ‘Violence against women still a problem in Afghanistan’ Habiba Sarabi is Afghanistan’s only female governor. She has headed Bamiyan province since 2005, engaged in rebuilding from scratch her part of one of the… 05/12/2011
Attack on Kabul: 6 Taliban killed – nocomment Six Taliban fighters were killed on Tuesday during the attacks of the diplomatic headquarter in Kabul, Afghanistan. 14/09/2011
Attack on Kabul over Aghan interior ministry – nocomment Afghan forces faced attacks on the diplomatic quarter of Kabul yesterday. Talibans claimed responsibility for these attacks. 14/09/2011
Afghanistan: Taliban attacks NATO supply trucks – nocomment Firefighters spray water on fuel tankers which were set ablaze in Logar province, south of Kabul. 04/08/2011
Taliban attacks NATO trucks in AfghanistanPeople watch as firefighters spray water on fuel tankers which were set ablaze in Logar province, south of Kabul. REUTERS/Stringer 04/08/2011
Nicolas Sarkozy pays tribute to soldiers – nocomment Parliament in Paris has paid tribute to five French soldiers killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, in the northeastern province of Kapisa. 20/07/2011
Sarkozy in Afghanistan – nocomment French President Nicolas Sarkozy met French troops in the region of Surobi, in a five-hour visit to Afghanistan. 13/07/2011
Taponier and Ghesquière back in France – nocomment Two French journalists from France 3 who were held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan for a year and a half were freed after months of negotiations. Herve… 30/06/2011
Families rejoice at French hostages release – nocomment Supporters and family members of French journalists held hostage in Afghanistan breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving news of their release after being… 30/06/2011
Red faces in Pakistan and fears of reprisals At face value Osama bin Laden’s death looks highly embarrassing for Pakistan. A short distance from a prestigious military academy, in a popular tourist… 03/05/2011
Afghanistan: on the road to transition? The Friendship gate: never was a crossing so ill-named for two nations whose relationship is far from being cordial, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Every day up… 19/11/2010
Taliban claim 14 killed in separate attacks across AfghanistanIt is believed four people are dead after a series of attacks across Afghanistan, however details are unclear. A suspected insurgent is said to have been… 24/02/2013
Afghanistan: Taliban suicide attack on government building in KabulA coordinated attack involving suicide bombers and a powerful car bomb has hit the headquarters of the Kabul traffic department. This was followed by a… 21/01/2013
Campaigner Malala well enough to leave hospitalThe Pakistani teenager who was shot by the Taliban for promoting girls’ education has left hospital after nearly three months of specialist… 04/01/2013
Taliban commanders killing heightens drone debateSenior Pakistani militant leader Mullah Nazir has been killed in a U.S. drone strike. Intelligence sources say his deputy and eight others also died. His… 03/01/2013
Pakistan frees more members of the TalibanPakistan has freed the ex-justice minister of the Taliban, along with three other prisoners. Talks have been underway to get certain Taliban detainees freed… 01/01/2013
Pakistan soldiers ‘executed’ by Taliban militantsTwenty-one Pakistani soldiers have been executed by Taliban militants in the northwest of the country, according to government officials. One man was badly… 30/12/2012
Anti-polio campaign suspended in PakistanThe World Health Organisation and UNICEF have suspended a polio vaccination campaign throughout the whole of Pakistan, after two more workers were shot dead… 19/12/2012
Audacious attack by Taliban on Pakistan airportIn Pakistan, nine people have been killed in a car bomb attack by the Taliban on a military airport in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Five of the… 16/12/2012
Taliban bomber wounds Afghan intelligence chiefA Taliban suicide bomber has wounded Afghanistan’s intelligence chief, Asadullah Khalid, in Kabul. A man posing as a Taliban peace messenger detonated the… 06/12/2012
Taliban admit killing Shi’ites in Pakistan bombingsThe Taliban in Pakistan says it was behind a suicide bomb that killed 13 people on Wednesday night during Shi’ite processions in the city of Rawalpindi. The… 22/11/2012
Suicide bomb attack in KabulTwo people have been killed and two more have been wounded in a suicide bomb attack outside a foreign-run military compound in Afghanistan this morning… 21/11/2012
Pakistani schoolgirls tell of Taliban terrorPakistan marked “Malala Day” on Saturday in support of the schoolgirl who was shot by the Taliban for standing up for women’s education. Malala Yousefzai… 11/11/2012
Taliban victim Malala Yousufzai ‘recovering fast’The father of a young Pakistani girl, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting education of females, says she is recovering fast. After the… 26/10/2012
Shot Pakistani teenager stands for first timeThe Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education has managed to stand for the first time since the attack. Doctors at the… 19/10/2012
Pakistan girl shot by Taliban has ‘chance of good recovery’Doctors treating the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban say she has been flown to Britain because they believe she has a chance of making a… 16/10/2012
Pakistani schoolgirl shot by Taliban arrives in UK for treatmentMalala Yousufzai has arrived in the UK for treatment at a hospital in Birmingham that specialises in complex tauma cases. Doctors say she has a good chance of… 15/10/2012
Pakistani schoolgirl shot by Taliban travels to UK for treatmentMalala Yousufzai is on her way to the UK to receive medical care. She received critical head injuries when she was attacked by gunmen on her school bus last… 15/10/2012
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban moved to new hospitalA Pakistani schoolgirl fighting for her life after being shot in the head and neck by Taliban gunmen has been transferred to a specialist hospital in an army… 11/10/2012
Reward offered in hunt for teenager’s attackerIn Pakistan, a ten million rupee award has been put up for information leading to the arrest of the attackers of a teenage human rights… 11/10/2012
Taliban vow to kill teenage girl after surgeons remove bullet from her headA 14 year-old girl, shot in the head by a Taliban gunman, is in a stable condition in Peshawar after surgeons worked for hours to remove the bullet. Malala… 10/10/2012
Taliban target teenage rights activistA 14-year-old girl has been taken to hospital in north-west Pakistan, after being deliberately targeted by the Taliban. Malala Yousafzai was shot in the… 10/10/2012
Pakistan: 14 killed by Taliban bombAt least 14 people were killed by a roadside bomb near Pakistan’s northern border with Afghanistan on Sunday. Police say the bomb detonated under a truck… 16/09/2012
Prince Harry unhurt in deadly attack on Camp BastionAt least two U.S. Marines have been killed and several wounded officials have said in an attack on Camp Bastion in southern Afghanistan. Prince Harry was on… 15/09/2012
Multiple deadly attacks mar Afghan national holidayThe Taliban says it was behind a suicide attack near the heavily guarded NATO headquarters in the Afghan capital, Kabul, as the country marks a national… 08/09/2012
Suicide bomber strikes near NATO HQ in KabulAt least six people have been killed in a suicide attack close to the heavily guarded NATO headquarters in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The bomber, who was… 08/09/2012
Afghan army arrests or sacks hundreds of troopsThe Afghan army said on Wednesday that it has sacked or arrested hundreds of soldiers over alleged links to insurgent groups. There is growing concern… 05/09/2012
Training of Afghan police recruits stopped pending improved vettingThe training of new recruits into the Afghan Local Police or ALP has been suspended in the wake of an increase in the number of insider attacks. US Forces… 03/09/2012
Taliban admits double suicide blast in AfghanistanThe Taliban says it was behind a double suicide bombing that targeted a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan. At least eight civilians and four Afghan policemen… 01/09/2012
NATO base targeted by deadly double suicide blastAt least six people are said to have died after a double suicide attack on a key NATO base in central Afghanistan. A man wearing an explosive vest is said… 01/09/2012
Eight killed in Kabul bomb attackAt least eight people have been killed in a bomb blast in the Afghan capital Kabul. The device hit a minibus early this morning in the western Paghman… 07/08/2012
Bomb destroys NATO supply trucks in AfghanistanAfghan officials say 22 NATO supply vehicles have been blown up by a bomb planted on a truck. The magnetic device exploded before dawn as the fuel tankers… 18/07/2012
Kabul condemns “inhuman” executionThe Afghan government has condemned as “un-Islamic and inhuman” a video apparently showing the public execution of a woman accused of adultery. The… 08/07/2012
Dozens killed in Taliban attack on lakeside hotelNATO forces and elite Afghan police have ended a 12-hour siege at a popular lakeside hotel outside Kabul. At least 20 people were killed after Taliban… 22/06/2012
Afghanistan security end Taliban hotel party siegeAfghan security forces have ended a siege by Taliban members holding party-guests hostage at a hotel near Kabul. There are few details yet about the… 22/06/2012
Afghan police storm Kabul hotel after Taliban siegeAfghan police say they have stormed a fashionable Kabul hotel and freed a number of hostages after an attack by Taliban gunmen. A police official said 13… 22/06/2012
Security warning after French soldiers killed in AfghanistanFrench President François Hollande has restated his plan to withdraw all combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year. It comes after four French… 09/06/2012
Pakistan bomb kills 20At least 20 people have died in a suicide bombing at a Pakistani market close to the Afghan border. Five of the dead were members of the security forces. At… 04/05/2012
Suicide car bombing in Kabul after Obama visitThe Taliban staged a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul shortly after President Obama’s departure from his surprise visit. At least seven people are reported… 02/05/2012
Taliban says Kabul bombing was response to Obama visit Three large explosions have been heard in the Afghan capital Kabul only hours after US President Barack Obama left the city after a surpise visit. Police… 02/05/2012
Prisoners freed during Pakistani jail ambush return voluntarilyDozens of prisoners who were freed during the weekend storming of a Pakistani jail returned voluntarily on Monday. Officials said as many as 76, out of the… 16/04/2012
Official: Haqqani network behind deadly Afghanistan attacksAn Afghan government official has confirmed that Sunday’s deadly assault on the capital Kabul was carried out by the Haqqani network, a group with ties to Al… 16/04/2012
Afghan forces end Taliban’s Kabul assaultFighting between Afghan forces and Taliban militants in Kabul ended on Monday after 18 hours of gun battles, rocket attacks and explosions. Officials said… 16/04/2012
Taliban test Afghan security forces in attacksAfghan security forces have been praised by their NATO colleagues in the way they responded to Sunday’s wave of coordinated attacks on Kabul and several… 16/04/2012
Taliban starts spring offensive in AfghanistanThe Taliban says it has begun its spring offensive in Afghanistan with multiple co-ordinated attacks on several high-profile western targets. Gunmen have… 15/04/2012
Western embassies targeted in Afghanistan attacksGunmen have launched multiple attacks across the Afghan capital Kabul. Western embassies in the heavily-guarded, central diplomatic area are understood to… 15/04/2012
Hundreds of inmates escape from Pakistani jailNearly four hundred inmates have escaped from a prison in north-west Pakistan. According to a police official, the jail – in the town of Bannu – was… 15/04/2012
US rejects call for troops to leave Afghan villagesThe Taliban in Afghanistan has suspended preliminary talks with the US over ending the conflict, accusing the Americans of changing their position over the… 16/03/2012
Swiss tourists said to have escaped Taliban kidnappersA Swiss couple who were kidnapped by the Pakistani Taliban last July are free after reportedly escaping. A Pakistani army spokesman said the pair showed up… 15/03/2012
Karzai under fire for killings by US soldier in AfghanistanAnger at the killing of 16 civilians by an American soldier was also directed at Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday, after his two brothers were… 13/03/2012
Taliban poised to benefit from Aghan angerThe US and its allies have long struggled to win hearts and minds in Afghanistan. But cooperation with the leaders has also been hard won. The two sides had… 12/03/2012
Taliban vows revenge after civilian slayingThe Taliban has vowed to “take revenge from the invaders and savage murderers” after the massacre of 16 civilians by a “rogue” US soldier. The country’s… 12/03/2012
More deaths in Koran-burning protests in AfghanistanThree people have died in Afghanistan as protests continue over copies of the Koran being burnt. Six people died in similar demonstrations on… 23/02/2012
NATO report dismissed as ‘old wine in even older bottles’The Pakistani foreign minister, Hina Rabbani Khar has dismissed as ‘old wine in even older bottles’, the NATO report leaked by media sources in Britain which… 01/02/2012
Report says Taliban preparing to retake AfghanistanA leaked NATO report claims the Taliban are preparing to retake control of Afghanistan when the alliance’s troops leave in 2014. The top secret report… 01/02/2012
Clinton dismayed over ‘US Marine video’US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed her dismay at a video that appears to show American marines urinating on the dead bodies of Afghan Taliban… 12/01/2012
Taliban plan political office in QatarAfter a series of failed efforts towards peace talks, the Afghan Taliban is to set up a political office in Qatar. It is being seen by Western and Afghan… 04/01/2012
Pakistan will not attend summit on Afghanistan futureOne important country will be missing from a conference on the future of Afghanistan due to start in the German city of Bonn on Monday. Representatives from… 04/12/2011
Taliban suicide bomber attacks NATO convoyThe Taliban on Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Reuters reported that at least four… 29/10/2011
Taliban-linked group chief capturedNATO-led forces in Afghanistan say they’ve captured an insurgent group commander with close links to the Taliban. Arrested in the eastern Paktia province… 02/10/2011
Karzai abandons Taliban talksAfghan President Hamid Karzai has said his government will no longer hold peace talks with the Taliban but will instead focus on negotiations with… 01/10/2011
Pakistan to US: stop the blame gameWashington must stop blaming Pakistan for regional instability – that is the blunt message today from the Pakistani Prime Minister at a gathering of political… 29/09/2011
‘Stop the blame game’, Pakistan PM warns USPakistan is warning the US to stop blaming it for instability in the region. It comes as Washington is stepping up pressure on Islamabad to crack down on… 29/09/2011
Attack on Kabul over – Afghan interior ministrySecurity forces in Afghanistan say they have killed the last of the Taliban insurgents who had launched coordinated attacks on Kabul’s diplomatic… 14/09/2011
Deadly Taliban attacks in KabulThe Afghan capital on Tuesday echoed for hours to the sound of gunfire and explosions as Taliban militants infiltrated Kabul and attacked in several… 13/09/2011
Double bomb attack targets Pakistan militaryThere has been a double bomb attack on a government compound in the city of Quetta in southwestern Pakistan. Officials say at least 13 people have been… 07/09/2011
Kabul suicide attack on British Council leaves nine deadTaliban gunmen have killed at least nine people as they stormed the British Council charity in Kabul and held off the security forces for eight hours. They… 19/08/2011
Suicide attack and gunfight at British Council in KabulTaliban suicide fighters have stormed the British Council charity in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing at least nine people and wounding around another… 19/08/2011
Dozens killed in Afghan bombingsTwo minibuses have been blown up in western Afghanistan killing at least 20 people and wounding 12 more. It happened in Herat province. Officials say it… 18/08/2011
Taliban claims deadly attack on Afghan governorSuicide bombers and gunmen have killed at least 22 people in an attack on a provincial governor’s compound in central Afghanistan. The Taliban says it was… 14/08/2011
Four dead in Afghan suicide bomb and shootoutFour security guards have been killed in a suicide bomb attack and a shootout in northern Afghanistan. The guards worked for a German company. Ten people… 02/08/2011
Kandahar mayor killed by suicide bomberThe Taliban say they were behind a suicide attack that killed the mayor of Kandahar this morning. Ghulam Haidar Hamidi was preparing to meet with a group of… 27/07/2011
Transition towns expect more Taliban attacksNATO’s gradual handover of security to Afghan control has continued with a ceremony in Mehterlam in the province of Laghman. It is one of seven areas to be… 20/07/2011
Taliban attacks continue to undermine security in HelmondLashkar Gah, the capital of Helmond province, is due to pass back to Afghan control on Wednesday, but worsening violence has cast a shadow over the transition… 19/07/2011
