Page 12 - Latest Updates on Taliban
New Delhi examining Afghan embassy's purported communication on closing ops
The embassy has been headed by Ambassador Farid Mamundzay and it is learnt that he is currently in London
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UN meeting presses Taliban for violating women's rights in Afghanistan
The Women's Rights Council representative further called for global support to define "gender apartheid" in international law
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UN to declare gender apartheid as mental health of Afghan women worsens
The Taliban took power in August 2021 during the final weeks of the US and NATO forces' pullout from Afghanistan after 20 years of war
 "UN to declare gender apartheid as mental health of Afghan women worsens")
Taliban controls the world's best performing currency this quarter
It has made online trading illegal and threatened those who violate the rules with imprisonment
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Complete isolation of Afghanistan will not work: Qatar Foreign Ministry
Ansari highlighted that Qatar is working to mediate in Afghanistan and the rest of the world
 "Complete isolation of Afghanistan will not work: Qatar Foreign Ministry")
Taliban weighs using US mass surveillance plan, met with China's Huawei
But some analysts question the cash-strapped regime's ability to fund the programme, and rights groups have expressed concern that any resources will be used to crackdown on protesters
 "Taliban weighs using US mass surveillance plan, met with China's Huawei")
Nearly 2 million people in Afghanistan face acute food insecurity: UN
The organisation said that 41 million people in Afghanistan face severe food insecurity at an alarming level
 "Nearly 2 million people in Afghanistan face acute food insecurity: UN")
UN urges Taliban govt to stop torture, protect rights of detainees
It said the torture aimed at extracting confessions and other information included beatings, suffocation, suspension from the ceiling and electric shocks
 "UN urges Taliban govt to stop torture, protect rights of detainees")
Afghanistan among countries with 'worst educational conditions': Report
Malik noted that education in Afghanistan has been damaged by the "state actors and armed non-state actors", adding that new barriers to education in Afghanistan are still challenging
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Afghan drivers criticise fuel price hike, call on Taliban to pay attention
"A lot of northern oil used to be imported to Kabul, now that Salang highway is closed, the imports have decreased," said Shafiq a fuel seller
'Afghanistan headed to civil war with Taliban splitting into factions'
The number of terrorist organisations in Afghanistan has expanded during the Taliban regime, a former Afghan commander said
US military equipment left in Afghanistan now in militant hands: Pak PM
The Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP, have over the past months intensified attacks on Pakistan's security forces
 "US military equipment left in Afghanistan now in militant hands: Pak PM")
840,000 Afghans who applied for US resettlement programme still waiting
The report released Thursday by the State Department's inspector general outlines steps the department took to improve processing of special immigrant visas for Afghans
'Help us play again': Afghanistan's female cricketers plead with ICC
Forced to flee with her family when the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan on Aug 15, 2021, Afghanistan cricketer Amiri and her family first travelled to Pakistan and then were evacuated to Australia
 "'Help us play again': Afghanistan's female cricketers plead with ICC")
Taliban say they have signed mining contracts worth $6.5 bn in Afghanistan
The Taliban have been courting foreign investment to revitalize the economy since their takeover
Over 200 fmr officials, security forces killed since Taliban takeover: UN
The groups most targeted by the Taliban have been former army, police and intelligence forces, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
 "Over 200 fmr officials, security forces killed since Taliban takeover: UN")
India supplied 47,500 MT of wheat to Afghanistan since Taliban's takeover
Besides sending wheat, India has also been consistently providing medical and food assistance using land routes bordering Pakistan and the Chabahar Port in Iran
 "India supplied 47,500 MT of wheat to Afghanistan since Taliban's takeover")
Hamid Karzai urges Taliban to reopen schools, universities for girls
Karzai urged all to educate their children, including girls. He called on the Taliban to open schools for girls and promote nationwide education for true independence
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Over 15 million people suffer from food insecurity in Afghanistan: Report
It further stated that 2.7 million people in Afghanistan are facing famine, reported TOLO News
 "Over 15 million people suffer from food insecurity in Afghanistan: Report")
Taliban believe their rule open-ended, ban on female education to continue
The ban on girls attending school beyond sixth grade was the first of what became a flurry of restrictions that now keep Afghan women from classrooms, most jobs and much of public life