Page 3 - Latest Updates on Taliban
Taliban rejects Trump's demand to return Bagram air base to US control
Trump has long criticised his predecessor Joe Biden over the tumultuous US withdrawal from Afghanistan
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Taliban internet ban spreads across Afghanistan as more provinces shut down
It's the first time a ban of this kind has been imposed since the Taliban seized power in August 2021, and leaves government offices, the private sector, public institutions, and homes without Wi-Fi
 "Taliban internet ban spreads across Afghanistan as more provinces shut down")
India urges global community to block LeT, JeM operations from Afghanistan
We believe in the utmost importance of international and regional consensus and cooperation on key issues concerning Afghanistan, India's Permanent Representative to the UN said
 "India urges global community to block LeT, JeM operations from Afghanistan")
WHO urges Taliban to let female aid workers help quake-hit Afghan women
After a deadly earthquake killed 2,200 in eastern Afghanistan, the WHO said women need female doctors, but Taliban rules stop female aid workers from travelling freely
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Rescuers race to find Afghan quake survivors as death toll crosses 1,400
Rough terrain is hampering rescue and relief efforts, forcing Taliban authorities to air-drop dozens of commandos to evacuate the injured from places where helicopters cannot land
 "Rescuers race to find Afghan quake survivors as death toll crosses 1,400")
Trump cuts funding for Afghan resettlement programmes, sparks criticism
Congressional statistics show nearly 60,000 Afghans in Afghanistan are still awaiting asylum case reviews, while more than 170,000 remain in the queue for Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs)
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To Lose a War: How the US slowly lost its way in Afghanistan conflict
A gripping account of two decades in Afghanistan, tracing the Taliban's fall, America's missteps, and the enduring human cost in Jon Lee Anderson's To Lose a War
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US, Pak to deepen bilateral cooperation to tackle leading militant groups
It transpired during their bilateral counterterrorism dialogue in Islamabad on Tuesday, a day after the US designated the Pakistan-based BLA a Foreign Terrorist Organisation
Taliban has suppressed Afghan women's rights, says US SIGAR report
According to the report, the US allocated only around $342 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in fiscal year 2025, a sharp drop from over $968 million in 2023
Pakistan renews deportation drive, forces thousands of Afghans to border
Millions of Afghans have fled into Pakistan over the past several decades due to conflict and instability, including hundreds of thousands who arrived after the Taliban returned to power in 2021
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Pakistan urges social media platforms to block banned militant accounts
Pakistan says banned groups like the Taliban and BLA are using X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Telegram to incite violence
Over 1.1 million Afghans deported from Iran, UN rushes aid amid crisis
In response to the worsening crisis, Tom Fletcher, the UN's Emergency Relief Coordinator, has allocated $10 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to assist returnees from Iran
 "Over 1.1 million Afghans deported from Iran, UN rushes aid amid crisis")
Germany deports 81 Afghan nationals, 2nd flight since Taliban's return
More than 10 months ago, Germany's previous government deported Afghan nationals to their homeland for the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021
 "Germany deports 81 Afghan nationals, 2nd flight since Taliban's return")
Man held in Bangladesh for suspected ties to Pak-based militant group
Md Foysal reportedly travelled to Afghanistan via Pakistan and recruited others for extremist activities
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ICC issues warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women, girls
The warrants also accuse the leaders of persecuting other persons non-conforming with the Taliban's policy on gender, gender identity or expression
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UN adopts resolution on Afghanistan's Taliban rule despite US objections
The vote was 116 in favour, with two the United States and close ally Israel opposed and 12 abstentions, including Russia, China, India and Iran
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India abstains from UN resolution on Afghanistan, calls for end of terror
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling on Afghanistan to uphold human rights, adhere to international law and take decisive action against terrorism amid a worsening humanitarian crisis
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Iran mass expels Afghan refugees, raising alarms for women under Taliban
Iran's deportation of 250,000 Afghans, many of them women, has sparked a humanitarian crisis as returnees face deadly heat, Taliban restrictions, and limited support at overcrowded border crossings
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'Pakistan in no hurry to recognise Taliban govt, will act in self-interest'
The remarks came days after Russia became the first country to officially recognise the Taliban's rule
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Russia becomes 1st country to recognise Taliban's rule in Afghanistan
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that it had received credentials from Afghanistan's newly appointed Ambassador Gul Hassan Hassan
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