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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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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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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 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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Taliban Meet Fighter Who Put Up Resistance In Last Afghan Holdout
The Taliban's foreign minister said Monday he held talks in Iran on the weekend with Ahmad Massoud, son of the late legendary Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, and guaranteed his security if he returned home.
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Taliban Decree Says No One Can Force Women To Marry, Silent On Education
The Taliban issued a decree Friday in the name of their supreme leader, instructing Afghan ministries "to take serious action" on women's rights, but failed to mention girls' access to schools.
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Taliban Chief Haibatullah Akhundzada Makes Public Appearance Amid Death Rumours
Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has made his first-ever public appearance, officials announced Sunday, after he addressed supporters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.
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"Won't Sit At Home": Saffron Business Powered By Women Looks Taliban In Eye
An Afghan business leader who employs hundreds of women on her saffron fields has vowed to speak up for the rights of her workers, and "not remain silent" under Taliban rule.
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"We Will Not Remain Silent": Afghan Woman Business Leader On Taliban Rule
An Afghan business leader who employs hundreds of women on her saffron fields has vowed to speak up for the rights of her workers, and "not remain silent" under Taliban rule.
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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.
-
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".
-
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.
-
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 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.
-
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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Taliban Meet Fighter Who Put Up Resistance In Last Afghan Holdout
The Taliban's foreign minister said Monday he held talks in Iran on the weekend with Ahmad Massoud, son of the late legendary Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, and guaranteed his security if he returned home.
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Taliban Decree Says No One Can Force Women To Marry, Silent On Education
The Taliban issued a decree Friday in the name of their supreme leader, instructing Afghan ministries "to take serious action" on women's rights, but failed to mention girls' access to schools.
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Taliban Chief Haibatullah Akhundzada Makes Public Appearance Amid Death Rumours
Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has made his first-ever public appearance, officials announced Sunday, after he addressed supporters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.
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"Won't Sit At Home": Saffron Business Powered By Women Looks Taliban In Eye
An Afghan business leader who employs hundreds of women on her saffron fields has vowed to speak up for the rights of her workers, and "not remain silent" under Taliban rule.
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"We Will Not Remain Silent": Afghan Woman Business Leader On Taliban Rule
An Afghan business leader who employs hundreds of women on her saffron fields has vowed to speak up for the rights of her workers, and "not remain silent" under Taliban rule.
