Afghan Conflict
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In a war-torn and forgotten country, there is little anyone can do for Afghan women
A new generation of Afghan women, who have spent their lives under US occupation and now under Taliban oppression, is starved of hope for a better future.
Rafia Zakaria, Dawn.com
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Taliban’s ‘fairer’ and more effective tax system helped it retake control of Afghanistan
Long before US withdrawal, the Taliban had developed a remarkably state-like system of taxing citizens on everyday goods like cigarettes and perfume.
Ashley Jackson, The Conversation
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One year after Taliban takeover, Afghan women are still resisting curbs on their rights
The opening of public life to women as members of civil society, government and parliament changed the country. Women are determined not to let that slip away.
Homa Hoodfar, The Conversation & Mona Tajali, The Conversation
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Indian officials meet Taliban members in Kabul for first time
The delegation was overseeing humanitarian assistance sent to Afghanistan.
Scroll Staff
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India is an important stakeholder in Afghanistan, nothing can change it, says NSA Ajit Doval
The national security advisor also stressed on the need to provide education to girls and equal employment opportunities to women in the Taliban-ruled country.
Scroll Staff
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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.
Scroll Staff
Video
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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
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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 & Bahaar Joya, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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 & Jan Koehler, The Conversation
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: New Zealand outclass Pakistan, Bangladesh defeat Sri Lanka in warm-up
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