Afghan Politics
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Afghan embassy in Delhi shuts down permanently citing challenges from India, Taliban pressure
India does not recognise the Taliban government and closed its own embassy in Kabul after the insurgent group seized power in August 2021.
Scroll Staff
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Islamic State’s resurgence in Afghanistan has become a threat to the Taliban
A fresh wave of assassination attempts on top Taliban officials has rocked the country.
Andrew Mines, The Conversation & Amira Jadoon, The Conversation
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Afghanistan is the world’s most repressive country for women, says UN
The head of the United Nations political mission in Afghanistan said the Taliban’s crackdown on women’s rights is a ‘colossal act of national self-harm’.
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
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In Afghanistan, women are at the forefront of protests against the Taliban
The fact that instead of taking up arms, ordinary people are resorting to protests speaks volumes about the changing nature of the country.
Weeda Mehran, The Conversation
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Who is Mullah Hasan Akhund, the interim prime minister appointed by the Taliban?
An influential figure since the inception of the militant group, he was one of the architects of the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan.
Ali A Olomi, The Conversation
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Afghanistan president rejects resignations of top ministers, asks them to work on improving security
The defence minister, interior minister, and the head of the National Directorate of Security had resigned on Saturday.
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