Page 16 - Latest Updates on Taliban
Taliban govt annuls divorces, forces women to return to abusive husbands
The Taliban government adheres to an austere interpretation of Islam and has imposed severe restrictions on women's lives that the United Nations (UN) called "gender-based apartheid"
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Afghanistan's Taliban reopen key trade route with Pakistan: Report
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers reopened a key border crossing with Pakistan on Thursday, allowing thousands of trucks carrying desperately needed food and other items to creep forward for the first time in days, officials said.
Ahmad Shah Massoud, guerilla extraordinaire
Mr Gall paints a vivid picture of Massoud as a guerilla leader - someone who is precise and methodical in his approach and whose decision making is clinical and rarely driven by impulse or sentiment
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Taliban asks int'l community to recognise 'Islamic Emirate' of Afghanistan
Taliban has called on the international community to recognise the "Islamic Emirate" of Afghanistan, claiming that if recognised, concerns and complaints of the world will be addressed in a better way
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Afghanistan's Taliban govt shuts down main border point with Pakistan
The Afghan Taliban commissioner for Torkham said the border point had been closed down for travel and transit trade
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Pakistani Taliban refutes former Pak PM Imran Khan's assassination claims
The outlawed Pakistani Taliban has refuted former prime minister Imran Khan's claim that the outfit's militants from South Waziristan province were hatching a plot to assassinate him
Mike Pompeo slams Ashraf Ghani in his book, calls him a total fraud'
"As negotiations accelerated, Ghani was always a problem. I met scores of world leaders, and he was my least favourite," Pompeo
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Aid will be affected: UN on ban on female employees at NGOs by Taliban
Griffiths reported that the UN had made the largest-ever worldwide plea for Afghanistan in 2023, asking for USD 4.6 billion
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Taliban to set new rules on Afghan women's aid work: UN officials
A top UN official said that the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan are planning to set up new rules to allow women to work in some humanitarian operations
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Top UN woman urges Muslim nations to move Taliban back to 21st century
She said the officials sought to stress things that they say they have done and not gotten recognition for and what they called their effort to create an environment that protects women
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Freezing weather in decade's 'coldest winter' kills 124 in Afghanistan
Akhund said the forecast for the next 10 days indicated temperatures would warm. But he was still worried about a rising death toll of Afghans, and their livestock
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Reviewing engagement with Taliban, says US on rights violations in Afghan
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price, in a press briefing, underlined that the US continues to be the world's leading humanitarian provider to the people of Afghanistan
UN says Taliban divided on restoring women's rights post official visit
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
UNSC unity key in wake of women's rights violations by Taliban: UN aide
A top UN aide for Afghanistan has called for a unified response in wake of Taliban policies violating the human rights of Afghan women and girls
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OIC asks Taliban to reconsider ban on women from working for NGOs
OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim stressed that the OIC has been following with deep concern the developments of the "unfortunate events" in Afghanistan
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Taliban's ban on women workers hits vital international aid for Afghans
After the ban, 11 major international aid groups along with some smaller ones suspended their operations completely, saying they cannot operate without their women workers
Australia pulls out from Afghanistan ODI series, says Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia (CA) announces to withdrawn from upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan, saying it is "unable to proceed" with the fixture amid Taliban's growing restrictions on women and girls
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Afghan women, girls athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats
Noura's determination to play sports was so great that she defied her family's opposition for years. Beatings from her mother and jeers from her neighbours never stopped her from the sports she loved
Still open to ceasefire agreement with Pakistan govt, says Taliban chief
The TTP, also known as the Pakistan Taliban, was set up as an umbrella group of several militant outfits in 2007
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UN asks Taliban to lift bans on female education, work for aid agencies
The Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021 and imposed policies severely restricting basic rights--particularly those of women and girls, according to Human Rights Watch
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