Taliban shuts down girls’ secondary schools hours after they reopened

These educational institutions had reopened for the first time since the Taliban regime took over Afghanistan in August last year.

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· Mar 23, 2022 · 04:36 pm

How the Taliban takeover has hit Afghanistan’s reading culture and public libraries

While the regime has not announced its policy regarding books, the memories of what happened in the mid-’90s still serve.

Zamir Saar, The Conversation

· Mar 02, 2022 · 05:30 pm

Desperate to escape the Taliban, Afghans are being exploited by smugglers and Pakistani military

Afghan smugglers are more than doubling the fee for some routes as they cash in on an exodus from the country.

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Bahaar Joya, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Feb 17, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Over 100 ex-Afghan officials, others killed by Taliban since August, says UN report

The insurgent group had seized control of Afghanistan on August 15 after the US and its allies pulled their troops from the country after 20 years.

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· Jan 31, 2022 · 06:42 pm

Heroin and human trafficking are the only two sectors of the economy still thriving under Taliban

With other sectors contracting or shutting down and poverty deepening, illicit trade is gaining importance in the country.

Jonathan Goodhand, The Conversation

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Jan Koehler, The Conversation

· Dec 16, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Afghanistan: Stop showing programmes with women actors, Taliban tells TV channels

The insurgent group said that journalists should cover their heads while appearing on television.

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· Nov 22, 2021 · 01:06 pm

Taliban will be invited to meeting of Afghanistan’s neighbours next year, says Pakistan minister

The meeting will also be attended by representatives from China, Iran, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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· Nov 17, 2021 · 06:28 pm

India, Russia, six other countries reiterate support for ‘peaceful, stable’ Afghanistan

At a regional security dialogue hosted by India, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval called for greater cooperation on the situation in Kabul.

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· Nov 10, 2021 · 01:32 pm

Afghanistan: No misconduct in US drone attack in Kabul that killed civilians, says Pentagon

Ten civilians were killed in the attack as US forces launched a missile on who they believed was an Islamic State group operative.

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· Nov 04, 2021 · 12:04 pm

Afghanistan: Islamic State claims responsibility for two blasts near Kabul hospital

Several Taliban fighters were killed in the explosions.

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· Nov 03, 2021 · 02:35 pm

Afghanistan: At least 15 dead in two blasts near Kabul hospital

The first explosion took place in front of the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan Hospital, while the second one occurred at a nearby area.

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· Nov 02, 2021 · 09:05 pm

Taliban, India meet on sidelines of Moscow Format talks in Russia

India has expressed its willingness to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan, the insurgent group’s spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said.

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· Oct 21, 2021 · 08:11 am