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Taliban
The former president has a story about threatening a Taliban leader and it's changed over the years.
The Taliban say it's mandatory for Afghan women to conceal their voices and bare faces in public.
A magnitude 6.3 quake hit western Afghanistan's Herat province, killing at least 2,000 people and flattening entire villages.
The Taliban says all beauty salons in Afghanistan must now close as a one-month deadline ended, despite rare public opposition to the edict.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The Arkansas Republican has introduced a bill tying help for Afghans who supported the U.S. to limits on President Biden's immigration policies.
Sanctions are related to terrorism, human rights abuse and drug trafficking.
Protests have broken out worldwide as critics worry the talks will lead to legitimizing the Taliban regime despite the groups stance on womens rights.
The Taliban has banned women from attending universities so they've started a movement.
If Congress fails to pass a bill establishing a path to permanent residence, many evacuees could be deported to Afghanistan and face retaliation from the Taliban.
Most of the casualties were police officers in the northwestern city of Peshawar.