Rappler's latest stories on Taliban insurgency
Gunmen kill 5 female airport workers in Afghanistan
No group has claimed responsibility of the incident but Afghan women have long been at risk from Taliban group and other insurgents

Multiple attacks kill 13 in Afghanistan as NATO deadline looms
Recent gun and suicide attacks in Afghanistan underline the worsening security as US led NATO forces end their combat mission in the country

Taliban gunmen kill 12 Afghan mine clearers – officials
Ghulam Farooq Parwani deputy commander of the army s 205th Corps confirms the incident and adds that six mine clearance workers were injured

45 killed in suicide blast at Pakistan-India border post
The blast comes after the end of the ceremony to close the Wagah border gate near the eastern city of Lahore a colorful military parade that attracts thousands of spectators every day and is popular with foreign tourists

Taliban attack Afghan election HQ in Kabul
Ahead of the polls Taliban insurgents attack the Afghan election commission headquarters
Pakistan resumes Taliban talks despite deadly blast
The government opened negotiations with the Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan last month in a bid to end their bloody 7 year insurgency
Landmine blast kills 10 Afghan girls
The girls aged between nine and 11 died when one of them accidentally struck the mine with an axe