Page 14 - Latest Updates on Taliban
Taliban back to exclusionary, Pashtun-centred policies of late 90s: Report
An annual report by the United Nations Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team for the UNSC Committee has criticized what it considers the return of Taliban to exclusionary policies
 "Taliban back to exclusionary, Pashtun-centred policies of late 90s: Report")
Taliban slam 'baseless and biased' UN report suggesting rifts within ranks
The Taliban condemned on Sunday a baseless and biased report from the UN Security Council highlighting rifts within the group's ranks
Threat of terrorism from Taliban rising in Afghanistan, region: UN report
The link between the Taliban and Al-Qaeda and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan remains strong and symbiotic, according to a UN report
 "Threat of terrorism from Taliban rising in Afghanistan, region: UN report")
UNICEF concerned by Taliban move to bar int'l NGOs from education sector
UNICEF said it is deeply concerned by reports of Taliban pushing out international organizations from Afghanistan's education sector
No infiltration of Taliban into Kashmir post-Kabul fall: GOC Chinar Corps
The apprehensions about the influx of Taliban fighters into Kashmir after the fall of Kabul in 2021 did not materialise and no Afghani Taliban has infiltrated into the valley
Here's how a covert relationship with Taliban backfired for US ally Pak
"Pakistan saw the Taliban as deeply connected to the TTP and able to persuade it to stop its attacks"
 "Here's how a covert relationship with Taliban backfired for US ally Pak")
Afghanistan's acting FM Amir Khan Muttaqi terms world's sanctions 'cruel'
Muttaqi said, "The world countries should listen, they should not pursue their cases under the pretext that these people are being harmed here"
 "Afghanistan's acting FM Amir Khan Muttaqi terms world's sanctions 'cruel'")
Taliban appoints new Afghan ambassador, MEA says no formal notice received
There are also concerns about how India would react if a Taliban-approved dispensation at the Afghan Embassy in Delhi were to act against Afghans in India
 "Taliban appoints new Afghan ambassador, MEA says no formal notice received")
Afghanistan facing catastrophic food crisis, says World Bank report
Afghanistan is among one of the seven countries which face a catastrophic level of food crisis, the World Bank highlighted in its report, Khaama Press reported
 "Afghanistan facing catastrophic food crisis, says World Bank report")
Taliban asks Pakistan to observe tolerance in Ex- PM Imran Khan case
Taliban government has expressed its dismay at civil war-like situation in Pakistan. The two Islamic nations share a 2,640-km long boundary
 "Taliban asks Pakistan to observe tolerance in Ex- PM Imran Khan case")
China pulls off its Afghan investment gambit after a delayed start
China is ready to help Afghanistan realise self-reliance, peace, stability, development and prosperity at an early date, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang
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UN report urges Afghanistan's Taliban to end floggings, executions
A UN report strongly criticized the Taliban for carrying out public executions, lashings and stonings since seizing power in Afghanistan, and called on the country's rulers to halt such practices
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China's Belt and Road initiative to enter Afghanistan in Taliban victory
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met in Islamabad on Saturday and pledged to work together on Afghanistan's reconstruction process
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UN assistance mission repeats commitment to stay in Afghanistan amid crisis
As the humanitarian crisis continues to persist in war-torn Afghanistan under Taliban rule, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to stay TOLOnews reported
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Expects Taliban to fulfil promise of inclusive government: Russian Minister
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said they expect "Taliban leaders" to fulfil their promises of forming an inclusive government
UN experts warn Taliban restrictions on women may amount to femicide
The restrictive measures and bans imposed by the Taliban have caused international condemnation and outrage, but the Taliban have shown no sign of willingness to lift them
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Security Council unanimously slams Taliban ban on UN women workers
Ahead of an international meeting convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on dealing with the Taliban, the UNSC in a rare show of unanimity has voted unanimously to condemn Taliban
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Watchdog for US aid to Afghanistan warns money could be flowing to Taliban
"The lack of US military presence in Afghanistan has made keeping track of the large sums of money flowing into the country nearly impossible"
Ready to leave Afghanistan if can't convince Taliban to let women work: UN
The UN has said it is ready to withdraw from Afghanistan in May if it cannot convince the Taliban to permit local women to work for the organization, the head of the UN Development Program said
 "Ready to leave Afghanistan if can't convince Taliban to let women work: UN")
Taliban bans video games, music, foreign films in Afghanistan's Herat
Earlier this month, also in Herat, the Taliban closed restaurant gardens for women and families