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Taliban must respect human rights to gain international acceptance: US

The head of the US mission to Afghanistan, Ian McCary on Sunday said that the United States will continue to hold the Taliban accountable for the commitments they made so that Afghanistan does not become a safe haven for terrorists, including the Khorasan branch of ISIS and al-Qaeda."Over the past year in Doha, we have pursued dialogue with the Taliban to address critical issues; we have provided extensive consular services to US Citizens, LPRs, & others engaged with the Afghan people. I am glad that we have been able to help many Afghans inside the country and abroad over the past year, but I am humbled by the array of challenges we are still facing in Afghanistan," McCary tweeted.He expressed disappointment over the Taliban's continuing refusal to allow girls access to secondary schools and by credible reports of human rights abuses, including the deterioration of media freedoms and unacceptable restrictions on the rights of women."If the Taliban hope to gain the acceptance of

2 died in Friday explosion at Kabul cricket game, confirms Taliban

The Taliban on Saturday raised the casualty toll from a hand grenade explosion during a cricket game in the capital of Kabul the previous day, saying two civilians at the stadium died from the blast

ISIS causing unrest in Afghanistan, says Taliban's acting foreign minister

The Taliban's FM claimed that ISIS fighters have been subdued while on the contrary, ISIS has claimed responsibility for the recent deadly attacks on mosques, schools, and cars across Afghanistan

US Senators ask UN to exclude Taliban of any seat at United Nations

Emphasizing on the ever-increasing restrictions and ongoing violation of human rights by the Taliban leadership, US Senators urged UN Secretary to exclude Taliban of any seat at the United Nations

Jaishankar, Muttaqi likely to hold bilateral meet at Tashkent SCO summit

In the meeting at the SCO summit, which will be the first face-to-face interaction between the two leaders, issues like humanitarian aid to Afghans are likely to be discussed

Taliban says Afghan security situation resolved; urges minorties to return

The Taliban claimed that the security situation in Afghanistan has been solved and urged its minorities - Hindus and Sikhs to return back to the country

Taliban team heads for Tashkent to take part in int'l summit on Afghanistan

A delegation led by Taliban-appointed Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi left Kabul for Tashkent to participate in an international conference on Afghanistan which is to be held Monday

Afghans launch Ban Taliban campaign on Twitter, receive massive support

After Meta's crackdown on Taliban-affiliated content and pages, Afghans have launched a trend on the social media platform Twitter with a hashtag calling for a ban on Taliban

Earthquake in eastern Afghanistan injures 10 people, confirms Taliban

The Taliban has confirmed that at least 10 people were injured after an earthquake struck eastern Gayan district in Paktika province

Afghanistan receives $32 million humanitarian cash assistance: Central bank

While appreciating the humanitarian assistance of the international community, the Afghan central bank called for better relations with its partners in the financial and banking sectors

4,559 Afghan refugees expelled from Iran, Pakistan in 3 days: Taliban

The Taliban-led government in Kabul has claimed that 4,559 Afghan refugees were expelled from Iran and Pakistan in the last three days

Convoy carrying Taliban members attacked in Afghanistan, several injured

A convoy carrying Taliban members was attacked in Afghanistan's Herat on Monday morning, according to local media

At Doha meet, US censures Taliban on rights issues in Afghanistan

A high-level US delegation met with senior Taliban representatives in Qatar to discuss concerns about expanding restrictions on the rights of Afghans

Taliban supreme leader attends Afghan grand assembly of religious scholars

About 3,500 ulema or religious scholars have been invited from across the war-torn country to attend the three-day gathering, which opened on Thursday

Men will represent women at religious scholars' gathering: Taliban

Over 3,000 religious scholars, tribal elders, intellectuals, influential figures and national traders will attend the gathering in Kabul on Thursday without the participation of women

US officials, Taliban to hold talk in Doha on Afghanistan's frozen funds

US sources claimed that Joe Biden's administration was working with the Taliban on a mechanism that would provide Afghanistan access to the monetary reserves of the central bank

Fault lines in Pakistan-Taliban ties emerge over acceptance of Durand Line

The refusal to accept the status of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan (Durand Line) by the Taliban regime has clearly shown the cracks in their relationship

Taliban expresses optimism over ties with international community

Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, expressed optimism about with the regime's ties with the international community

Taliban urges US to unfreeze funds to help Afghanistan after tragic quake

Taliban urged the United States to unfreeze Afghanistan's foreign funds and lift financial sanctions to help the war-torn country deal with its deadliest earthquake in more than two decades

UN body to hold urgent debate on erosion of Afghan women, girls' rights

The UN's top human rights body is to hold an urgent debate next week to discuss the erosion of rights of women and girls in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover nearly a year ago