Scholar warns the databases could give the Islamist insurgents 'the same capability as an average US government agency when it comes to surveillance and interception'

Unlike under the group's previous reign, women allowed to study, but face tough restrictions on their clothing and movement

Witnesses say thousands of insurgent fighters overran eight districts of Panjshir, where anti-Taliban forces have gathered

At least 4 jets chartered to evacuate hundreds held up at Mazar-e-Sharif, with conflicting accounts over cause

In a new decree, educational institutions in Afghanistan must be segregated by sex and women must wear a niqab covering most of the face

Longtime enemies the US and the Taliban re thrust into a bizarre collaboration, and both sides had a stake in making America's last 24 hours in the country work

Mothers defy Taliban to press for daughters' continued schooling, with new leadership in Kabul expected to roll back female access to public sphere

But Mark Milley's remarks don't indicate immediate plans to work with Islamist group after US withdrawal from Afghanistan

Helicopter flying Islamists' flag buzzes convoy of captured Humvees parading through movement's heartland in Khandar province of Afghanistan

Guterres announces UN will release details of a flash appeal for country next week, with almost half of its 18 million people expected to need urgent assistance to survive