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"Do Not Legitimise Afghan Taliban Rule": Malala Yousafzai To Muslim Leaders
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to "legitimise" the Afghan Taliban government and to "show true leadership" by opposing their curbs on women and girls' education.
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Attend Mosque Or Be Punished, Taliban Chief Orders Government Workers
Afghan government employees must attend mosque five times a day or face punishment, Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said Thursday in his latest edict enforcing an austere interpretation of Islam.
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Explained: How ISIS-K, Group Behind Moscow Terror Attack, Was Created
Sanaullah Ghafari, the 29-year-old leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, has overseen its transformation into one of the most fearsome branches of the global Islamist network.
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Leaders Gather In China For Smaller, Greener Belt And Road Summit
When China launched its Belt and Road Initiative 10 years ago, Britain's then-finance minister said it had "tremendous potential to spread prosperity and spread prosperity and sustainable development".
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SCO Member States Call For Inclusive Government In Afghanistan
Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States (SCO) called for an establishment of inclusive government in Afghanistan with the participation of representatives of all ethnic, religious and political groups in Afghan society.
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Universities Reopen In Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan But Women Still Banned
The decision to ban women from educational institutes was announced by the Taliban officials in December and it drew widespread condemnation from foreign governments and the United Nations.
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Ex-Afghan Leader, Who Stayed Back After Taliban Takeover, Shot Dead
Gunmen shot dead an Afghan former lawmaker and one of her bodyguards in the capital Kabul in a night-time attack at her home, police said on Sunday.
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Afghan Spiritual Leader Murder: Cops Recover Car Used In Crime
Police in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Thursday recovered the car used in the killing of Sufi religious leader and Afghan national Khwaja Sayyad Zarif Chishti alias Zarif Baba, an official said.
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Afghan Soil Won't Be Used To Launch Attacks On Other Nations: Taliban Chief
Taliban supreme leader Hebatullah Akhundzada on Wednesday said that Afghan soil will not be allowed to be used for carrying out attacks on other countries.
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Taliban Supreme Leader Who Is Rarely Seen Attends Afghan Clerics' Meeting
The Taliban's reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada showed up Friday at a major gathering of clerics in the Afghan capital called to rubber-stamp the hardline Islamist group's rule over the country.
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"We Keep Naughty Women At Home," Says Taliban Leader Sirajuddin Haqqani
Haqqani also said that the Taliban regime is seeking "good relations with the US and the international community."
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"Sharia Directives": Taliban Order Afghan Women To Cover Fully In Public
Afghanistan's supreme leader and Taliban chief on Saturday ordered the country's women to wear the all-covering burqa in public -- one of the harshest controls imposed on women's lives since the hardline Islamists seized power.
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World Bank Freezes Afghan Projects As Taliban Bans Girls From High School
The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the country's ruling Islamist leaders to ban girls from returning to public high schools, the bank said.
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Haqqani Network's Most Wanted Terrorist Shows His Face For First Time
One of the Taliban's most secretive leaders, whose only picture on US "most wanted" lists is a grainy semi-covered profile, was photographed openly for the first time Saturday at a passing-out parade for new Afghan police recruits.
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PM Modi Meets Members Of Afghan Sikh, Hindu Communities At His Residence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met an Afghan Sikh-Hindu delegation at his residence. A delegation of Sikh spiritual leaders had called on PM Modi on Friday also.
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"Do Not Legitimise Afghan Taliban Rule": Malala Yousafzai To Muslim Leaders
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to "legitimise" the Afghan Taliban government and to "show true leadership" by opposing their curbs on women and girls' education.
-
Attend Mosque Or Be Punished, Taliban Chief Orders Government Workers
Afghan government employees must attend mosque five times a day or face punishment, Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said Thursday in his latest edict enforcing an austere interpretation of Islam.
-
Explained: How ISIS-K, Group Behind Moscow Terror Attack, Was Created
Sanaullah Ghafari, the 29-year-old leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, has overseen its transformation into one of the most fearsome branches of the global Islamist network.
-
Leaders Gather In China For Smaller, Greener Belt And Road Summit
When China launched its Belt and Road Initiative 10 years ago, Britain's then-finance minister said it had "tremendous potential to spread prosperity and spread prosperity and sustainable development".
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SCO Member States Call For Inclusive Government In Afghanistan
Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States (SCO) called for an establishment of inclusive government in Afghanistan with the participation of representatives of all ethnic, religious and political groups in Afghan society.
-
Universities Reopen In Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan But Women Still Banned
The decision to ban women from educational institutes was announced by the Taliban officials in December and it drew widespread condemnation from foreign governments and the United Nations.
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Ex-Afghan Leader, Who Stayed Back After Taliban Takeover, Shot Dead
Gunmen shot dead an Afghan former lawmaker and one of her bodyguards in the capital Kabul in a night-time attack at her home, police said on Sunday.
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Afghan Spiritual Leader Murder: Cops Recover Car Used In Crime
Police in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Thursday recovered the car used in the killing of Sufi religious leader and Afghan national Khwaja Sayyad Zarif Chishti alias Zarif Baba, an official said.
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Afghan Soil Won't Be Used To Launch Attacks On Other Nations: Taliban Chief
Taliban supreme leader Hebatullah Akhundzada on Wednesday said that Afghan soil will not be allowed to be used for carrying out attacks on other countries.
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Taliban Supreme Leader Who Is Rarely Seen Attends Afghan Clerics' Meeting
The Taliban's reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada showed up Friday at a major gathering of clerics in the Afghan capital called to rubber-stamp the hardline Islamist group's rule over the country.
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"We Keep Naughty Women At Home," Says Taliban Leader Sirajuddin Haqqani
Haqqani also said that the Taliban regime is seeking "good relations with the US and the international community."
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"Sharia Directives": Taliban Order Afghan Women To Cover Fully In Public
Afghanistan's supreme leader and Taliban chief on Saturday ordered the country's women to wear the all-covering burqa in public -- one of the harshest controls imposed on women's lives since the hardline Islamists seized power.
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World Bank Freezes Afghan Projects As Taliban Bans Girls From High School
The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the country's ruling Islamist leaders to ban girls from returning to public high schools, the bank said.
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Haqqani Network's Most Wanted Terrorist Shows His Face For First Time
One of the Taliban's most secretive leaders, whose only picture on US "most wanted" lists is a grainy semi-covered profile, was photographed openly for the first time Saturday at a passing-out parade for new Afghan police recruits.
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PM Modi Meets Members Of Afghan Sikh, Hindu Communities At His Residence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met an Afghan Sikh-Hindu delegation at his residence. A delegation of Sikh spiritual leaders had called on PM Modi on Friday also.
