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Emeralds, Rubies, Gold: Taliban Bets On Afghan Mines Worth Trillion Dollars
Taliban government is rushing to court local and foreign investors to exploit the country's underground wealth and secure a crucial revenue stream.
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Afghanistan Women Cricketers Reunite In First Game After Fleeing Taliban
The Afghanistan Cricket Board made a significant stride in November 2020 when it handed 25 promising women cricketers professional contracts.
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Polio Returns To Pakistan, Afghanistan As Vaccinations Stall
According to Zulfiqar Bhutta, a renowned expert on child immunisation strategies in conflict zones, the genetic strains of wild poliovirus in Pakistan are all from Afghanistan.
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Taliban Rejects World Court's Arrest Warrant Against Its Leaders
Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Friday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its leaders was "politically motivated".
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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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"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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UK Government Says England Should Play Afghanistan Cricket Match
England's upcoming Champions Trophy cricket match against Afghanistan should go ahead despite calls for a boycott over the Taliban's treatment of women, according to a senior British government minister.
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Opinion | Why An India-Taliban Softening Irks Pakistan So
Everyone is moving on with respect to Afghanistan, towards connectivity and trade, areas where Islamabad could excel if it wanted to. But it does not.
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Grant Visa To Afghan Businessmen, Students: Taliban Urges India
Afghanistan has assured New Delhi that it does not pose a threat to any nation and expressed hope for raising the level of diplomatic relations with India, which it described as "a key regional and economic player."
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India, Afghan Taliban Government Hold Key Meet In Dubai, Discuss Chabahar Port
A high-level meeting between the Afghan Taliban leadership and senior Indian officials was organised in Dubai on Wednesday.
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Champions Trophy: England Urged To Boycott Afghanistan Match By British Politicians. Here's Why
Female participation in sport has effectively been outlawed since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, a move that puts the Afghanistan Cricket Board in direct contravention of the International Cricket Council's rules.
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"Stop Employing Women Or...": Taliban's Latest Diktat To NGOs In Afghanistan
In yet another draconian move to curtail women's freedom in Afghanistan, the Taliban said it will close all national and foreign non-governmental groups in the country employing women.
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Opinion | A Murky Rivalry Is Brewing In India's Neighbourhood
Remember Hillary Clinton's famous jibe in 2011 about the dangers of Pakistan keeping snakes in its backyard that would inevitably turn around and strike its benefactor? This seems to be it.
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Days After Pak Air Strikes, Soldier Killed In Clashes With Afghan Troops
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others wounded in cross-border exchanges of fire with Afghanistan's forces, a security source said Saturday.
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Kabul Claims Pakistani Airstrikes On Afghanistan Killed 46 People, Mostly Women And Children
Bombardment by Pakistani military aircraft in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46 people, most of whom were children and women, the Afghan Taliban said, adding it would retaliate.
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Emeralds, Rubies, Gold: Taliban Bets On Afghan Mines Worth Trillion Dollars
Taliban government is rushing to court local and foreign investors to exploit the country's underground wealth and secure a crucial revenue stream.
-
Afghanistan Women Cricketers Reunite In First Game After Fleeing Taliban
The Afghanistan Cricket Board made a significant stride in November 2020 when it handed 25 promising women cricketers professional contracts.
-
Polio Returns To Pakistan, Afghanistan As Vaccinations Stall
According to Zulfiqar Bhutta, a renowned expert on child immunisation strategies in conflict zones, the genetic strains of wild poliovirus in Pakistan are all from Afghanistan.
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Taliban Rejects World Court's Arrest Warrant Against Its Leaders
Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Friday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its leaders was "politically motivated".
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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.
-
"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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UK Government Says England Should Play Afghanistan Cricket Match
England's upcoming Champions Trophy cricket match against Afghanistan should go ahead despite calls for a boycott over the Taliban's treatment of women, according to a senior British government minister.
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Opinion | Why An India-Taliban Softening Irks Pakistan So
Everyone is moving on with respect to Afghanistan, towards connectivity and trade, areas where Islamabad could excel if it wanted to. But it does not.
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Grant Visa To Afghan Businessmen, Students: Taliban Urges India
Afghanistan has assured New Delhi that it does not pose a threat to any nation and expressed hope for raising the level of diplomatic relations with India, which it described as "a key regional and economic player."
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India, Afghan Taliban Government Hold Key Meet In Dubai, Discuss Chabahar Port
A high-level meeting between the Afghan Taliban leadership and senior Indian officials was organised in Dubai on Wednesday.
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Champions Trophy: England Urged To Boycott Afghanistan Match By British Politicians. Here's Why
Female participation in sport has effectively been outlawed since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, a move that puts the Afghanistan Cricket Board in direct contravention of the International Cricket Council's rules.
-
"Stop Employing Women Or...": Taliban's Latest Diktat To NGOs In Afghanistan
In yet another draconian move to curtail women's freedom in Afghanistan, the Taliban said it will close all national and foreign non-governmental groups in the country employing women.
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Opinion | A Murky Rivalry Is Brewing In India's Neighbourhood
Remember Hillary Clinton's famous jibe in 2011 about the dangers of Pakistan keeping snakes in its backyard that would inevitably turn around and strike its benefactor? This seems to be it.
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Days After Pak Air Strikes, Soldier Killed In Clashes With Afghan Troops
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others wounded in cross-border exchanges of fire with Afghanistan's forces, a security source said Saturday.
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Kabul Claims Pakistani Airstrikes On Afghanistan Killed 46 People, Mostly Women And Children
Bombardment by Pakistani military aircraft in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46 people, most of whom were children and women, the Afghan Taliban said, adding it would retaliate.
