Afghan Politics

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.

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· Nov 24, 2023 · 01:30 pm
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.

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· Mar 24, 2023 · 09:30 pm
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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· Mar 09, 2023 · 04:09 pm

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Ashraf Ghani is running out of fans – and the latest Taliban attack on parliament won't help

The Ghani administration had been crumbling for months before the latest attack on the Kabul parliament.

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· Jun 25, 2015 · 06:45 am

Afghan Politics

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
· Nov 24, 2023 · 01:30 pm

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
· Mar 24, 2023 · 09:30 pm

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’.

Scroll Staff
· Mar 09, 2023 · 04:09 pm

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
· Sep 15, 2021 · 11:30 pm

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.

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· Sep 08, 2021 · 09:30 pm

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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· Aug 26, 2018 · 03:44 pm

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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 · Nov 24, 2023 · 01:30 pm

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.

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