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In 1st Appointment In India, Taliban Names Young Student Its Envoy In Mumbai
The Taliban regime has appointed a young Afghan student in India, Ikramuddin Kamil, as Acting Consul at Afghanistan's Consulate in Mumbai. This is the first appointment by the Taliban, which India does not recognise, since it took power.
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In A First, Taliban Officials To Attend UN Climate Conference: Report
Afghan Taliban officials will attend a major United Nations climate conference that starts next week, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time they have attended since the former insurgents took power in 2021.
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In A First Since Taliban Rule, Afghanistan Says To Attend UN Climate Talks
An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power.
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"Illogical": Taliban Denies Reports Of Afghan Women Banned From 'Hearing Each Other'
Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden from speaking to each other, the Taliban government's morality ministry told AFP on Saturday, denying recent media reports of a ban.
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Indian Official Meets Taliban Minister, Ex Afghan President Hamid Karzai
In a significant move, an Indian delegation met Afghanistan's acting Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob and offered the use of Chabahar Port in Iran to businesses in his country, and also discussed extending humanitarian assistance to Kabul.
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Maldives Recalls Diplomat In Pakistan Over Unauthorised Meet With Taliban Envoy
The Maldives recalled its top diplomat in Pakistan, official sources said Monday, after he had an unauthorised meeting with an Afghan envoy in Islamabad.
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Taliban Ban Afghan Women 'From Hearing Each Other': Report
The Taliban in Afghanistan have imposed a new, oppressive rule that silences women's voices even further.
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Afghan Taekwondo Champion Faces Death Threats For Criticizing Taliban
A 21-year-old Afghan Taekwondo champion has received over 5,000 threat calls and messages for criticising the Taliban's ban on women's sports.
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Afghan Embassy In London Shutters As Taliban Cut Ties, Fire UK Staff
Afghanistan's embassy in London closed on Friday after Taliban authorities cut ties with diplomatic missions set up by the previous government in Kabul and fired its UK staff.
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"Even A Squirrel...": Meryl Streep On Women's Rights In Afghanistan
American actor Meryl Streep has said a "squirrel has more rights" than a girl in Afghanistan, adding her voice to a call by Afghan women to end the Taliban government's severe restrictions on their lives.
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Energy Drinks And Caffeine Craze Comes At A Cost For Impoverished Afghans
A production line in a warehouse in western Afghanistan churns out 24 energy drinks every second, feeding a thirst for the tonic used to mask life's hardships and lift wilting spirits.
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Everything To Know About Taliban's New "Vice And Virtue" Law In Afghanistan
The Taliban government's new law to "promote virtue and prevent vice" has codified their austere rules for Afghan society, dictating strict controls according to their vision of Islam.
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Islamic State Group Claims Afghanistan Suicide Attack In Which 6 Died
The Islamic State group claimed on Tuesday a suicide attack in the Afghan capital that killed six people a day earlier, saying it had targeted the Taliban government's prosecution service.
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3 Years On, US Still Hunts Attackers Who Killed Americans During Afghan Exit
Three years after the suicide bomber attack at Afghanistan's Abbey Gate that killed 13 US service personnel and about 170 Afghan civilians, the network behind the perpetrator is "pretty degraded" but not eliminated, the Pentagon said.
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Afghan Women To Fully Cover Faces, Men To Grow Beards: Taliban Codify Morality Laws
Afghanistan's Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their faces and men to grow beards to banning car drivers from playing music, the Justice Ministry said.
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In 1st Appointment In India, Taliban Names Young Student Its Envoy In Mumbai
The Taliban regime has appointed a young Afghan student in India, Ikramuddin Kamil, as Acting Consul at Afghanistan's Consulate in Mumbai. This is the first appointment by the Taliban, which India does not recognise, since it took power.
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In A First, Taliban Officials To Attend UN Climate Conference: Report
Afghan Taliban officials will attend a major United Nations climate conference that starts next week, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time they have attended since the former insurgents took power in 2021.
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In A First Since Taliban Rule, Afghanistan Says To Attend UN Climate Talks
An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power.
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"Illogical": Taliban Denies Reports Of Afghan Women Banned From 'Hearing Each Other'
Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden from speaking to each other, the Taliban government's morality ministry told AFP on Saturday, denying recent media reports of a ban.
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Indian Official Meets Taliban Minister, Ex Afghan President Hamid Karzai
In a significant move, an Indian delegation met Afghanistan's acting Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob and offered the use of Chabahar Port in Iran to businesses in his country, and also discussed extending humanitarian assistance to Kabul.
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Maldives Recalls Diplomat In Pakistan Over Unauthorised Meet With Taliban Envoy
The Maldives recalled its top diplomat in Pakistan, official sources said Monday, after he had an unauthorised meeting with an Afghan envoy in Islamabad.
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Taliban Ban Afghan Women 'From Hearing Each Other': Report
The Taliban in Afghanistan have imposed a new, oppressive rule that silences women's voices even further.
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Afghan Taekwondo Champion Faces Death Threats For Criticizing Taliban
A 21-year-old Afghan Taekwondo champion has received over 5,000 threat calls and messages for criticising the Taliban's ban on women's sports.
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Afghan Embassy In London Shutters As Taliban Cut Ties, Fire UK Staff
Afghanistan's embassy in London closed on Friday after Taliban authorities cut ties with diplomatic missions set up by the previous government in Kabul and fired its UK staff.
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"Even A Squirrel...": Meryl Streep On Women's Rights In Afghanistan
American actor Meryl Streep has said a "squirrel has more rights" than a girl in Afghanistan, adding her voice to a call by Afghan women to end the Taliban government's severe restrictions on their lives.
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Energy Drinks And Caffeine Craze Comes At A Cost For Impoverished Afghans
A production line in a warehouse in western Afghanistan churns out 24 energy drinks every second, feeding a thirst for the tonic used to mask life's hardships and lift wilting spirits.
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Everything To Know About Taliban's New "Vice And Virtue" Law In Afghanistan
The Taliban government's new law to "promote virtue and prevent vice" has codified their austere rules for Afghan society, dictating strict controls according to their vision of Islam.
-
Islamic State Group Claims Afghanistan Suicide Attack In Which 6 Died
The Islamic State group claimed on Tuesday a suicide attack in the Afghan capital that killed six people a day earlier, saying it had targeted the Taliban government's prosecution service.
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3 Years On, US Still Hunts Attackers Who Killed Americans During Afghan Exit
Three years after the suicide bomber attack at Afghanistan's Abbey Gate that killed 13 US service personnel and about 170 Afghan civilians, the network behind the perpetrator is "pretty degraded" but not eliminated, the Pentagon said.
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Afghan Women To Fully Cover Faces, Men To Grow Beards: Taliban Codify Morality Laws
Afghanistan's Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their faces and men to grow beards to banning car drivers from playing music, the Justice Ministry said.
