Page 9 - Latest Updates on Taliban
UN special representative calls on Taliban to reverse restrictions on women
The Taliban has restricted media freedoms and banned women from public places like parks and gyms
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Most UNSC members demand Taliban rescind decrees oppressing women, girls
The Taliban have not been recognized by any country
 "Most UNSC members demand Taliban rescind decrees oppressing women, girls")
Taliban has set 'unacceptable' terms for meeting, says UN secy general
Taliban demands included the exclusion of Afghan civil society members from the talks in Doha, Qatar, and treatment that amounted to official recognition of Taliban as the country's legitimate rulers
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UN deputy secretary-general initiates women-centric talks in Afghanistan
According to The Khaama Press, Wignaraja maintains her role as the Regional Director for Asia-Pacific at the UN Development Office
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'Taliban decrees on clothing, guardian leave Afghan women scared to go out'
The Taliban which took over Afghanistan in 2021 during the final weeks of US and NATO withdrawal from the country have barred women from most areas of public life
 "'Taliban decrees on clothing, guardian leave Afghan women scared to go out'")
Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardise Afghan health system
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 drove millions into poverty and hunger after foreign aid stopped almost overnight
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UN expresses concerns over arbitrary detention of women, girls by Taliban
The experts also noted that females were detained in the provinces of Bamyan, Daikundi, Panjshir, Balkh, and Kunduz
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US urges Taliban govt to take steps to gain international legitimacy
The spokesman for the US State Department, Matthew Miller, said Washington would continue to call on the 'Taliban' to take steps to gain international legitimacy
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Pakistani Taliban pledge not to attack election rallies ahead of Feb 8 vote
We have nothing to do with these elections and the parties participating in them, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, said in a statement
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British-Indian student in soup after making 'Taliban' joke to blow up plane
An Indian-origin British student has appeared in Spanish court after joking about blowing up a plane
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International organisations request Taliban to reopen schools for girls
International organisations have called for lifting the ban on girls' education, as for over two years now, girls have been barred from accessing education in Afghanistan, TOLO News reported
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UN body in Afghanistan thanks India for aid in combating locust threat
Earlier, the Taliban-controlled Ministry of Agriculture also expressed gratitude for this assistance made through the Chabahar port
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Taliban enforcing restrictions on single, unaccompanied Afghan women: UN
The Taliban have barred women from most areas of public life and stopped girls from going to school beyond the sixth grade as part of harsh measures they imposed after taking power in 2021
4 survivors of Russian plane crash in Afghanistan in 'good health': Taliban
Video footage released by Mujahid's office showed the four men, some of whom had bruising visible on their faces and one with blood stains on his clothes, stepping off a helicopter with Taliban
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UNDP report indicates worsening economic insecurity in Afghanistan
According to the UNDP report, currently, seven out of 10 people in Afghanistan are not able to meet their basic life requirements and face economic insecurity
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Bus explodes in Afghanistan, killing at least 2 civilians and wounding 14
Police spokesman Khalid Zadran said the explosion took place in the western part of the city, in the Dashti Barchi area. The cause remained unknown, but police launched an investigation, Taliban said
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Pakistan police arrest 21 members of Taliban linked to deadly attacks
Acting on intelligence information, the arrests were made in the eastern Punjab province over the past two weeks, the provincial Counterterrorism Department said in a statement
War and empires
Today's anti-"woke" warriors in Congress likely would be surprised by the Boston University anthropologist Thomas Barfield's insightful Shadow Empires: An Alternative Imperial History
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Pak, Afghan Taliban to make renewed efforts to ease tensions over TTP
The Taliban government, however, has been hesitant to comply because of historical alliances and ideological ties
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Displaced, crossing borders: Afghan people make tough journeys to survive
More than 40 years of war, violence and poverty in Afghanistan have created one of the world's most uprooted populations. Some 6 million Afghans are refugees outside the country
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