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Taliban orders women to wear burqa in public again

Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government ordered women to wear a burqa in public areas and government institutions, in a re-emergence of the head-to-toe covering less than a year after it took control of the country.

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Taliban forces women in Afghanistan to start wearing head-to-toe burkhas again

The Taliban's U-turn on the burkha - an all-covering veil designed to hide any part of a woman's body from being on show - comes amid an escalation of restrictions against the rights of women in Afghanistan's public spaces

Daily Mirror

UK hits back after Taliban orders women to wear head burka public

The move to require burkas sees similar restrictions imposed to those on women during the Taliban’s previous hardline rule between 1996 and 2001

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Daily Dose Ep 1040: LPG prices cross Rs 1,000, Taliban’s burqa decree

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from Tamil Nadu, New Delhi and Afghanistan.

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The Taliban orders women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public

The decree, which calls for women in Afghanistan to show only their eyes and recommends they wear the burqa, evoked similar restrictions during the Taliban's previous rule.

WEKU

The Taliban says women in Afghanistan must wear head-to-toe clothing in public

The decree, which calls for women to only show their eyes and recommends they wear the head-to-toe burqa, evoked similar restrictions during the Taliban's previous rule between 1996 and 2001.

WEKU

Education, travel and burqas: All the rights women in Afghanistan have lost since the Taliban takeover

Woman cannot travel without a male chaperone and have been ordered to wear an all-covering burqa

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They must live up to their obligations: UK Government on Taliban burka order

Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership has ordered all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burka in public.

The Independent UK

Afghanistan's Taliban order women to wear burqa in public

Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership has ordered all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burqa in public

The Independent UK

Taliban orders Afghan women to cover their faces in public

The move is one of the harshest restrictions imposed on Afghanistan’s women since the Taliban seized power last year.

Al Jazeera

Meenakshi Lekhi discusses Ukraine conflict, impact on food, energy with UN General Assembly President

Ms. Lekhi discussed the Ukraine conflict and its impact on food and energy as well as the situation in Afghanistan with the President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly

The Hindu

Prosecutor who put Taliban behind bars fears for his life as UK ‘turns its back’ on Afghans

Former director of prosecution ‘terrified’ in immigration limbo in Pakistan

The Independent UK

How the Russia-Ukraine war, COVID and climate change are fuelling a growing global food crisis

There are warnings that catastrophe is looming and 44 million people are on the verge of famine as the war in Ukraine fuels already record-high food prices.

ABC News

Billions spent on overseas counterterrorism would be better spent by involving ex-terrorists

For decades, the U.S. government has sent aid to countries plagued by terrorism, believing that the money could help other nations tackle extremism. Money matters, but it alone isn’t enough to prevent terrorism.

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The Independent UK

Wyoming defamation lawsuit against Alec Baldwin is dismissed

A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Alec Baldwin over online harassment filed by the family of a Wyoming Marine who was killed in Afghanistan

WEKU

Afghans who want teen girls back in school have new allies: Taliban-affiliated clerics

For 9 months, teen girls have been pretty much unable to go to school. Protests have been shut down. Now clerics — including some affiliated with the Taliban – are urging an end to the school ban.

The Guardian - AU

Confronted about his inaction on the Brereton reforms, Peter Dutton attempts to shoot the messenger

Defence minister calls Guardian Australia a ‘trashy publication’ but leaves questions unanswered

Salon

Can we defeat democracy's enemies?

Confronting Putin isn't about sanctions or military strategy. It's about facing what we did to make him possible

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Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin in 'impossible position' to win Ukraine war after heavy Russian losses

The former UK ambassador to Russia, Sir Andrew Wood, said he believes Vladimir Putin has suffered more troop losses in Ukraine than Afghanistan and is now in an "impossible position"

The Guardian - AU

SAS soldier denies colluding with Ben Roberts-Smith on evidence, defamation trial hears

Roberts-Smith’s former comrade admits failing to provide to court an email with marked-up pictures of Afghanistan compound, despite subpoena

Al Jazeera

‘A second Afghanistan’: Doubts over Russia’s war prosecution

Russia’s lack of progress in its war against Ukraine has been noted by analysts since it launched a second phase.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Heavy Rain and Floods in Afghanistan Kill 22, Destroy Hundreds of Homes

Heavy rain and flooding has killed 22 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and damaged crops in Afghanistan, which is already facing a humanitarian crisis, a disaster management official said on Thursday.

Reuters

Heavy rain and floods in Afghanistan kill 22, destroy hundreds of homes

Edinburgh Live

Ex-soldier threatened to kill bouncer who refused him entry to Edinburgh nightclub

Pa Sarr, who served in Afghanistan, was left furious after being knocked back by door staff at El Barrio in Edinburgh’s city centre.

The Guardian - UK

How Putin’s invasion returned Nato to the centre stage

The long read: For the first time in years, its role has become a topic of furious debate. But what do we talk about when we talk about Nato?

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