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Taliban Issues Strict Laws On Women's Behavior In Afghanistan

Learn about the Taliban's new laws in Afghanistan regulating women's behavior in public spaces and the concerns raised by human rights organizations and th...

GOP Rep. Waltz Criticizes VP Harris' Foreign Policy Decisions

Florida GOP Rep. Mike Waltz criticizes Vice President Kamala Harris' foreign policy decisions on US withdrawal from Afghanistan, highlighting her involveme...

The UAE accepts credentials of Taliban ambassador in major diplomatic coup for Afghanistan’s rulers

The United Arab Emirates has accepted the credentials of the Taliban's ambassador to the oil-rich Gulf state

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024

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Female Afghan medical students arrive in Scotland defying Taliban education ban

NINETEEN medical students from Afghanistan have arrived safely in Scotland to continue with their studies after the Taliban imposed…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 21, 2024

Afghan women arrive in Edinburgh to finish medical degrees denied under Taliban

Three-year campaign by parents of aid worker killed in Afghanistan brings 19 trainee doctors to Scotland

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2024

UN Rights Expert Barred From Afghanistan: Diplomatic Source

The UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan has been barred from entering the country, a diplomatic source told AFP on Tuesday.

International Business Times · Aug 20, 2024

The Guardian view on Afghanistan’s gender apartheid: don’t embolden the Taliban

Editorial: Women have been stripped of their freedom, dignity and livelihoods. The international community must heed their demands

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2024

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‘What’s more important, my dream or the women of Afghanistan?’: breakdancer Manizha Talash on her Olympic protest

The refugee who made headlines at the Games has no regrets about the act that led to her disqualification

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2024

Rashid Khan to skip BBL in blow to CA and Strikers

Highly-marketable and successful Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan will skip the Big Bash League for a second straight summer after not nominating for the draft.

AAP · Aug 19, 2024

Intelligence Failure Leads To Security Vacuum In Afghanistan

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan led to intelligence failure, allowing China and Russia to exploit the security vacuum and engage with the Taliban.

Hollywoodgate review – chilling fly-on-the-wall glimpse of the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul

Granted unprecedented, if strictly limited access, Egyptian documentarian Ibrahim Nash’at captures the Taliban’s inner circle after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2024

‘An island of freedom’: Inside the secret beauty salons of Afghanistan

In Kabul, an army of clandestine beauticians is keeping morale alive for women under the Taliban-led government.

Al Jazeera · Aug 17, 2024

New film, Hollywoodgate, finds out what really happened when the US left Afghanistan

Filmmaker Ibrahim Nash’at’s Hollywoodgate follows Taliban soldier MJ Mukhtar and air force commander Mawlawi Mansour in the aftermath of America’s withdrawal in August 2021

Wallpaper · Aug 16, 2024

Taliban ‘deliberately deprived’ 1.4 million girls of schooling: UN

As Afghanistan’s rulers mark three years in power, the future of an entire generation of girls is ‘in jeopardy’.

Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2024

Hundreds of cases of femicide recorded in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover are ‘tip of the iceberg’

Analysis on third anniversary of seizure of power finds regime officials implicated in more than half of reported incidents of gender-based violence

Taliban Bans Afghan Girls From Education, UN Reports

Discover how Taliban's bans on female education in Afghanistan have left 1.4 million girls without schooling, posing risks to an entire generation.

Taliban Commemorates American Withdrawal With Grand Parade At Bagram Airfield

Taliban parade at Bagram Airfield marks U.S. withdrawal anniversary, showcasing American weapons. Critics highlight U.S. policy failure in Afghanistan.

The Conversation · Aug 15, 2024

3 years after the Taliban’s return, Afghanistan is a broken country swarming with terrorists again

This week marks the third year since America’s retreat from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power.

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Taliban Celebrates Third Anniversary At Former U.S. Air Base

Taliban's anniversary event at Bagram air base showcases military strength while ignoring Afghan hardships and excluding women.

International Business Times · Aug 14, 2024

1.4 Mn Girls Banned From Afghan Schools Since Taliban Return: UNESCO

At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, with the future of an entire generation now "in jeopardy", the United Nations' cultural agency said Thursday.

Al Jazeera · Aug 14, 2024

Taliban celebrates three years of return to power in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s rulers celebrate the anniversary of their return to power amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Taliban Celebrates Anniversary At Former U.S. Air Base

The Taliban marked their third anniversary in power with a grand celebration at Bagram, emphasizing unity and peace. Challenges like hunger and unemploymen...

The Conversation · Aug 14, 2024

3 years after fall of Kabul, US Congress has still not acted to secure future of more than 70,000 Afghan evacuees in US

Amid the chaos that followed the U.S. pullout of Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, the Biden administration declared that evacuated Afghans would be allowed to enter the U.S. via humanitarian parole. The initiative would provide them with temporary access to American soil, but not with a pathway to permanent residency.

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2024

The Taliban are celebrating three years in power, but they’re not talking about Afghans

The Taliban are celebrating their third year as rulers of Afghanistan at a former U.S. air base

International Business Times · Aug 14, 2024

Three Years After Taliban Return, Economic Woes Loom Large

Despite three years of improved security following the end of the Taliban's insurgency, Afghanistan's economy remains stagnant and its population is in the grips of a worsening humanitarian crisis.

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