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Taliban Minister Asks Government To Lift Education Ban On Afghan Girls
The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers.
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Over 5,00,000 Afghans Flee Pakistan After Order To Leave Or Face Arrest: UN
More than 500,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the four months since Islamabad ordered undocumented migrants to leave or face arrest, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday.
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No Change In India's Position On Not Recognising Taliban: Foreign Ministry
India on Thursday asserted that there has been no change in its position on not recognising the Taliban regime in Kabul, after reports of an Afghan foreign policy body asking officials to attend an online programme under an Indian initiative.
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Pervez Musharraf's Pro-Taliban Afghan Policy Proved Bittersweet For Pak
Pervez Musharraf's Afghan policy of siding with the US in its war on terror after the 9/11 attacks while also going soft on the Taliban proved a double-edged sword for his country.
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Taliban Tell Women Employees To Send Male Relatives As Their Replacements: Report
The policies of the Taliban have been heavily criticised by global bodies, who have highlighted the economic loss to the country.
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UN To Discuss On Taliban's New Hijab Rules For Afghan Women
The UN Security Council will meet on Thursday to discuss an order by Afghanistan's Taliban for women to cover their faces in public, a return to a signature policy of the Islamist group's past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions.
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Afghan Girls Ordered To Go Home Just Hours After Schools Reopen
The Taliban ordered girls' secondary schools in Afghanistan to shut on Wednesday just hours after they reopened, sparking heartbreak and confusion over the policy reversal by the hardline Islamist group -- and international condemnation.
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Taliban Orders Afghan Girls' Schools Shut Hours After Reopening: Report
The Taliban ordered secondary girls schools in Afghanistan to shut Wednesday just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion over the policy reversal by the hardline Islamist group.
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"Special Relationship", UN Body Resolution To Continue To Guide Afghan Policy: India
India on Thursday said that its "special relationship" with the Afghan people and the key elements of a UN Security Council resolution will continue to guide its approach towards Afghanistan.
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US Not In A Rush To Recognise Taliban Government In Afghanistan: White House
US is not in a rush to recognize the new interim government in Afghanistan, the White House said on Wednesday, asserting that it is talks with the Taliban to get American citizens out of the strife-torn country.
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Trump Says Afghan Crisis "Greatest Foreign Policy Humiliation": Report
Donald Trump told the massive crowd gathered in the deep-red state that "this would have never happened if I was president."
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Impossible To Evacuate All Allied Afghans By August 31: EU Foreign Policy Chief
"It's mathematically impossible" for the US and its allies to evacuate tens of thousands of their Afghan personnel and families by August 31, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Saturday.
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Facebook May Not Lift Ban on Taliban After Afghan Takeover Even if US Softens Its View
Facebook may not lift its ban on the Taliban even if the US stops imposing sanctions on the group, the social media company's policy chief said.
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Joe Biden's "Reckless" Afghan Policy Leading To Disaster: Top Republican
The top Republican in Congress blasted President Joe Biden Thursday for his "reckless policy" on Afghanistan, as the United States moved to evacuate embassy workers ahead of the Taliban advance.
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US Recognises India As Important Part Of Talks On Afghanistan's Future: S Jaishankar
There is a recognition in the US that India is an important part of the conversation when it comes to talk about the future of Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said.
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Taliban Minister Asks Government To Lift Education Ban On Afghan Girls
The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers.
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Over 5,00,000 Afghans Flee Pakistan After Order To Leave Or Face Arrest: UN
More than 500,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the four months since Islamabad ordered undocumented migrants to leave or face arrest, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday.
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No Change In India's Position On Not Recognising Taliban: Foreign Ministry
India on Thursday asserted that there has been no change in its position on not recognising the Taliban regime in Kabul, after reports of an Afghan foreign policy body asking officials to attend an online programme under an Indian initiative.
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Pervez Musharraf's Pro-Taliban Afghan Policy Proved Bittersweet For Pak
Pervez Musharraf's Afghan policy of siding with the US in its war on terror after the 9/11 attacks while also going soft on the Taliban proved a double-edged sword for his country.
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Taliban Tell Women Employees To Send Male Relatives As Their Replacements: Report
The policies of the Taliban have been heavily criticised by global bodies, who have highlighted the economic loss to the country.
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UN To Discuss On Taliban's New Hijab Rules For Afghan Women
The UN Security Council will meet on Thursday to discuss an order by Afghanistan's Taliban for women to cover their faces in public, a return to a signature policy of the Islamist group's past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions.
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Afghan Girls Ordered To Go Home Just Hours After Schools Reopen
The Taliban ordered girls' secondary schools in Afghanistan to shut on Wednesday just hours after they reopened, sparking heartbreak and confusion over the policy reversal by the hardline Islamist group -- and international condemnation.
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Taliban Orders Afghan Girls' Schools Shut Hours After Reopening: Report
The Taliban ordered secondary girls schools in Afghanistan to shut Wednesday just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion over the policy reversal by the hardline Islamist group.
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"Special Relationship", UN Body Resolution To Continue To Guide Afghan Policy: India
India on Thursday said that its "special relationship" with the Afghan people and the key elements of a UN Security Council resolution will continue to guide its approach towards Afghanistan.
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US Not In A Rush To Recognise Taliban Government In Afghanistan: White House
US is not in a rush to recognize the new interim government in Afghanistan, the White House said on Wednesday, asserting that it is talks with the Taliban to get American citizens out of the strife-torn country.
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Trump Says Afghan Crisis "Greatest Foreign Policy Humiliation": Report
Donald Trump told the massive crowd gathered in the deep-red state that "this would have never happened if I was president."
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Impossible To Evacuate All Allied Afghans By August 31: EU Foreign Policy Chief
"It's mathematically impossible" for the US and its allies to evacuate tens of thousands of their Afghan personnel and families by August 31, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Saturday.
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Facebook May Not Lift Ban on Taliban After Afghan Takeover Even if US Softens Its View
Facebook may not lift its ban on the Taliban even if the US stops imposing sanctions on the group, the social media company's policy chief said.
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Joe Biden's "Reckless" Afghan Policy Leading To Disaster: Top Republican
The top Republican in Congress blasted President Joe Biden Thursday for his "reckless policy" on Afghanistan, as the United States moved to evacuate embassy workers ahead of the Taliban advance.
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US Recognises India As Important Part Of Talks On Afghanistan's Future: S Jaishankar
There is a recognition in the US that India is an important part of the conversation when it comes to talk about the future of Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said.
