Taliban

A delegation led by the highest-ranking woman at the United Nations urged the Taliban during a four-day visit to Afghanistan that ended Friday to reverse their crackdown on women and girls. Some Taliban officials were more open to…
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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday condemned the increasing restrictions on women's rights in Afghanistan - a week after the Taliban banned university education for women in the country. In a press statement, the UNSC…
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International aid agencies halted their work in Afghanistan on Monday after the Taliban regime banned them from employing female staff. ActionAid, Christian Aid, Save the Children, the Norwegian Refugee Council, CARE and the International…
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The Taliban on Thursday banned the FM radio broadcasts streaming from Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Afghanistan stations, saying that they are stopped due to non-compliance with journalistic principles…
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A suicide bombing struck an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief said. The explosion inside the center in the Dashti…
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Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban have signed an agreement with Russia to import fuel and wheat at a discount as the country struggles to feed its population and seeks to boost regional trade a year after regaining power. Items like gasoline,…
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An explosion was heard in Wazir Akbar Khan Area in Afghanistan' capital, Reuters reported as confirmed by interior ministry spokesperson Bismulah Habib. The blast was heard near an area of the capital once home to the city's 'green zone',…
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With both the principal challengers to the Taliban regime – the National Resistance Front (NRF) and Islamic State-Khorasan Province (Da’esh) – intensifying operations, the security situation deteriorated through August in Afghanistan.…
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Talibani spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid has denied that Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar was in Afghanistan, and said he is, in fact, in Pakistan, Afghanistan's local media outlet Tolo News said. This comes as Pakistan has…
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Islamic State - Khorasan Province (ISKP) will soon release a propaganda video of assassination of senior Afghani cleric Rahimullah Haqqani who died in a suicide blast last month, the group’s media wing Al Azaim Foundation said. The Islamic…
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