US in talks with Taliban on re-establishing counterterrorism forces to Afghan base, WSJ reports

The United States is in discussions with the Taliban about re-establishing a small U.S. military presence at Afghanistan's Bagram air base as a launch point for counterterrorism operations, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday,

Taliban Bans Books by Women in Afghanistan’s Universities

More than 600 books, many of them written by women, are being purged, based on a contention that they conflict with Sharia principles.

Taliban ban books written by women from Afghan universities

The Taliban government has removed books written by women from the university teaching system in Afghanistan as part of a new ban which has also outlawed the teaching of human rights and sexual harassment.

The Taliban's internet ban spreads across Afghanistan as more provinces are shut down

A Taliban crackdown to “prevent immorality” is spreading across Afghanistan, with more provinces losing access to fiber-optic internet after the country’s leader imposed a complete ban on the technolo

Taliban orders ban on internet in northern Afghanistan ‘to prevent immoral activities’

The Taliban administration on Wednesday announced an internet ban across a swathe of northern Afghanistan, “to prevent immoral activities,” provincial government statements said.

Taliban rejects idea of US military presence in Afghanistan following Trump remarks

Trump has complained since March that the United States should not have given up Bagram during the evacuation of Afghanistan.

Trump suggests US troops could return to base in Afghanistan, citing its proximity to rival China

President Donald Trump has suggested he's working to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.
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