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The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution extending the United Nations political mission in Afghanistan for another year while calling on the Taliban to reverse restrictions on women and intensify efforts against…
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The Taliban has introduced a controversial new family law in Afghanistan governing marriage, divorce and child marriage, prompting criticism from rights activists and international observers. The 31-article regulation,…
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India on Tuesday announced the upgrading of its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan from a technical mission in Kabul to a full-fledged embassy, marking a significant step in its engagement with the Taliban regime — though without extending…
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Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Thursday accused Pakistan of carrying out two drone strikes on Kabul a day earlier, just hours before the two neighbors agreed to a ceasefire following days of intense fighting that left dozens dead and…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi on Friday, marking the first high-level engagement between the two countries since the Taliban seized power in 2021 following the US…
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Taliban counterpart, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Kabul, marking his first visit to Afghanistan in over three years. The bilateral meeting, followed by a trilateral dialogue with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister…
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The UN General Assembly on Monday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse their escalating oppression of women and girls and to dismantle all terrorist organizations operating within the…
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A day before Kabul fell to the Taliban, Manizha Bakhtari asked Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar: "What will we do if the government falls?" "The government won't fall," Atmar assured his ambassador to Austria. Hours…
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The Taliban says it will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in Afghanistan employing women. It comes two years after they told NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, allegedly because they didn't wear the Islamic…
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Top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu visited Afghan government officials on Monday, assuring them Moscow will soon remove the Taliban from its list of banned organizations, Kabul said. Since the Taliban surged back to power in 2021…
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