Page 39 - Latest Updates on Taliban
Germany allows entry to 2,000 vulnerable Afghans: Reports
Germany has allowed entry to 2,000 rights activists, artists, scientists and journalists from Afghanistan who are at risk of retribution from the Taliban, media said Monday
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US to reassess ties with Pakistan over Afghanistan future, says Blinken
The US is going to be looking at its ties with Pakistan in the coming weeks to formulate the role America wants Islamabad to play in the future of Afghanistan, Secretary of State informed Congress
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Afghan businessmen oppose use of Pakistani rupee in bilateral trade
A number of people have reacted to a report in a Pakistani newspaper that said business deals in Afghanistan should be based on Pakistani rupees, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.
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United Nations seeks $606 million for Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
There are concerns that instability and upended humanitarian efforts, compounded by an ongoing drought, could further endanger lives and plunge Afghanistan toward famine.
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Pakistan runs its first commercial flight to Kabul since Taliban takeover
Pakistan's national flag-carrier on Monday ran its first commercial flight to Kabul since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August.
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Taliban seize $6 mn in cash, 15 gold bricks from ex-VP Saleh's house
Taliban fighters have claimed so in a viral video
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UN chief announces $20 million humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
The "de facto" authorities in the war-torn country have "pledged" to cooperate to ensure assistance is delivered to the people: UN chief
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Taliban fails to live up to its promises of inclusive leadership: France
France's foreign minister has expressed disappointment in Afghanistan's newly formed Taliban government
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United Nations official slams Taliban over reprisal killings
The UN human rights chief says her office has received credible allegations of reprisal killings by the Taliban
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Afghan Ministry of Education to change curriculum as per Sharia laws
Taliban also announced that they will launch a program to send students abroad to pursue higher education.
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After US exit from Afghanistan, top US commanders wrestle with mistakes
US commanders who led the war in Afghanistan are struggling to decipher how the country collapsed to the Taliban and cautioned a possible "civil war"
Afghanistan: Taliban say girls, women may study in no-men classrooms
The higher education minister in the govt says women can study in universities, including at post-graduate levels, but that classrooms will be gender-segregated and that Islamic dress is compulsory
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Pak hosts intel chiefs of Russia, China, Iran to discuss Afghan situation
Pakistan hosted a meeting of spymasters of some countries in the region on the situation in Afghanistan, a security source said
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No formal notification yet on asset freeze: Afghanistan's central bank
Afghanistan's central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DBA), has said it has so far not received any formal notification concerning the freezing of its assets
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India, Australia pitch for 'broad-based and inclusive govt' in Afghanistan
India and Australia have called for a "broad-based and inclusive" government in Afghanistan to ensure long-term peace and stability in the war-torn country
September 11 and the debacle of 'nation-building' in Iraq and Afghanistan
Nation-building in Afghanistan and Iraq was the resurrection of a doctrine that should have been buried after Vietnam.
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As world marks 9/11, Taliban raises flag over seat of power in Kabul
The flag-raising at Afghan presidential palace marks the official start of the work of the new government, says group.
India's role as regional ally can help in Afghanistan: US official
India as a key regional player and ally of the US and its history of investments in Afghanistan could have a positive impact, a US State Department spokesperson has said here.
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Joe Biden marks two decades since 9/11 with shift in US priorities
As president, Biden is trying to turn the page and reorient U.S. priorities
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Brother of former Afghan VP Amrullah Saleh shot dead by Taliban
The Taliban shot dead the brother of Amrullah Saleh, the former vice president of Afghanistan, and his driver
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