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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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CSA Committed To Playing Bilateral Series vs Afghanistan Amid Human Rights Backlash
CSA has announced it will continue to play bilateral fixtures against Afghanistan despite increasing calls for a boycott due to the Taliban's oppressive policies towards women in the country.
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Opinion | It's Time Pakistan Stopped Blaming Others For Its Balochistan Problem
Pakistan needs to abandon the policy of rewarding those who attack Baloch nationalists and stop promoting conspiracy theories that India, Iran, and Afghanistan are behind all the chaos in Balochistan.
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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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UN Urges Taliban To End "Unfathomable Restrictions" On Women
The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday, condemning their "terrible" consequences.
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Facebook Suspends Pages of Taliban-Controlled Media, Remains Firm on Policy Against Taliban
Facebook has suspended pages of the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan National Television and Bakhtar news agency in continuation of its anti-Taliban policy, reported Khaama Press. According to the head of Afghanistan National Television, Ahmadullah Wasiq, Facebook has banned the Pashto and Dari pages of this media organization.
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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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Viral Video: Easter Bunny Interrupts US President Joe Biden As He Starts Discussing Afghanistan, Pakistan
US President Joe Biden was discussing foreign policy at the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday when the Easter Bunny interrupted his conversation, leading him away from the reporters.
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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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Afghanistan On Verge Of Socio-Economic Collapse: EU's Top Diplomat
Afghanistan is facing a breakdown of its economic and social systems that risks turning into a humanitarian catastrophe, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Sunday.
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Pak Miffed Over "Wait And Watch" Policy On Recognising Afghanistan's Taliban Government: Report
Pakistan National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has slammed, what he termed as "wait and watch" policy on recognising Afghanistan's Taliban government. He said that this approach would push the country towards an economic slump.
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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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CSA Committed To Playing Bilateral Series vs Afghanistan Amid Human Rights Backlash
CSA has announced it will continue to play bilateral fixtures against Afghanistan despite increasing calls for a boycott due to the Taliban's oppressive policies towards women in the country.
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Opinion | It's Time Pakistan Stopped Blaming Others For Its Balochistan Problem
Pakistan needs to abandon the policy of rewarding those who attack Baloch nationalists and stop promoting conspiracy theories that India, Iran, and Afghanistan are behind all the chaos in Balochistan.
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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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UN Urges Taliban To End "Unfathomable Restrictions" On Women
The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday, condemning their "terrible" consequences.
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Facebook Suspends Pages of Taliban-Controlled Media, Remains Firm on Policy Against Taliban
Facebook has suspended pages of the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan National Television and Bakhtar news agency in continuation of its anti-Taliban policy, reported Khaama Press. According to the head of Afghanistan National Television, Ahmadullah Wasiq, Facebook has banned the Pashto and Dari pages of this media organization.
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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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Viral Video: Easter Bunny Interrupts US President Joe Biden As He Starts Discussing Afghanistan, Pakistan
US President Joe Biden was discussing foreign policy at the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday when the Easter Bunny interrupted his conversation, leading him away from the reporters.
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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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Afghanistan On Verge Of Socio-Economic Collapse: EU's Top Diplomat
Afghanistan is facing a breakdown of its economic and social systems that risks turning into a humanitarian catastrophe, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Sunday.
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Pak Miffed Over "Wait And Watch" Policy On Recognising Afghanistan's Taliban Government: Report
Pakistan National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has slammed, what he termed as "wait and watch" policy on recognising Afghanistan's Taliban government. He said that this approach would push the country towards an economic slump.
